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“She’s got three weeks left If Brandt could hurry that baby up, he would”
“Then he’ll wanna shove it right back in there after it’s been cryin’ for two days straight and it won’t stop,” Warner said
Leah buh daddy Now all Desiree has to do is pout and Daddy gives her whatever she wants”
A skinny bleached blonde butted in and perched on the edge of the booth, right next to Tell “If it isn’t oin’?”
“Better now that you’re here”
“And why’s that?” God, he hoped she didn’t ask hih to put her mouth on his ear “Because I am so horny Come outside and do me in your pickup Do me anywhere” Then she blew her boozy breath in his ear and licked it “Please”
The drunk woue Tell was surprised saliva wasn’t dripping off his earlobe Noished she had just hit him up for cash He scooted closer to Thur over a nasty bout of the flu”
“It don’t botherwhy he’d ever found her attractive He uncurled her fingers from his bicep “I’m on heavy-duty meds and they have an…unfortunate side effect” He sipped his beer, waiting for theto sink in
Her painted lips foret it up” She popped to her feet “Huh Too bad See you around” And she took off
Ten seconds later the entire table burst into laughter
“Man Does that happen to you a lot?” Ned asked
Tell nodded yes and said, “No”
More laughter
“You ain’t worried about her spreading ruet it up?” Thurman asked
“Nope There are plenty of women around ill dispute that state, McKay,” Warner said “How ht now?”
“What day is it?”
Laughter ended abruptly and everyone looked at the end of the table
“Hey, Tell I just wanted to cout he had at age seventeen whenever their eyesh to say, “I’m sure you know most these folks ent to school with Thurman Ned Roxanne—”
“I’m Ned’s wife now,” Roxanne said sharply “And I doubt you would’ve remembered my name if Tell hadn’t reminded you”
Wow That was bitchy
Leah folded her are “Yeah, I’ll bet you don’t knoho I a her chin and leveling thehty stare, she took a step back “Our class wasn’t that big, Leah Of course I reave Tell a wan sht” She walked off