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"What exactly is an official three-way?"

"You’re ain," sheyour face turn all pink like that" Heup to cup her chin "You don’t have to be eive a definitive answer right this second Just…think about it"

She gazed into his earnest green eyes, feeling like she was in a daze "Think about it," she echoed

"Yes Just promise me you will, okay?"

"I…" She cleared her throat, tried to make sense of this craziness "I don’t know if--"

A knock on the door interrupted her

"Yoo-hoo!" Aidan’s voice, cheery and sot back from my run Decided to be nice and let you out early"

"Wohat a prince," Dylan called out

"Everything okay in there?"

"Everything is just fine Now open the door, you assle"

"Sure thing, let el to safety first"

As Aidan’s footsteps receded, Dylan feathered his thumbs over Claire’s cheeks and searched her face "You okay, honey?"

Sing, she nodded

"Good"

Just as the doorknob began to turn, Dylan gave her one last ful look and mouthed the words, "Think about it"

Claire choked down a hysterical laugh

Right

Like it was even re else

For the tenth time in less than a minute, Aidan checked the alarm clock on the bedside table and confirmed that, yes, it was still 12:21 am Annnnnd wait, the one in theit 12:22

Son of a bitch

Apparently he was not destined to fall asleep tonight