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I don’t even have to think about it “One hundred percent”

“Well, there you go And even if we are enabling each other, who cares? You could never die alone, because you have o inside I should wash ht to bed

I should let Reid go home

The proble openout The air is cool and sh to drown out whatever buzz is still hu in my veins oror what’s happening between us, but when I reach the porch and pull out ht behind me

Chapter two

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I’ve never hooked up with a friend beforeis that what’s happening right now?

Iherself but a littleme a shy smile while her eyes wander a lot ers in mine when I held her hand in the car

It’s like unlocking aand letting the wind bloide open If Millie is flirting, then what? Should I flirt back? This is a very The Usual Suspectsthis?

I blatantly check out her backside when she ducks into the fridge to grab us each a can of sparkling water It feels nearly clinical the way I study her

Objectively, it is a fantastic ass

It’s just that it’s Millie’s ass Initially—briefly—she was known as Dustin’s Millie Later—and better—she was known as one-of-the-guys Millie, Our Millie Now, it appears, she’s Drunk Flirty Millie

I’ve looked at her ass before, of course I’ve looked at all of her, frankly, but I’ve done it in the dissociated way all guys look at wo it Casually, too, and entirely due to the habit of proxi her beer as she takes off a sweater, while exa room when she asks whether she should buy a particular pair of jeans Regardless, no matter how objectively pretty she is, Millie Morris has always been off-limits

But mostly I think she’s been off-limits because she’s never shown any particular interest in any of us

She clears her throat and I drag my eyes back up to her face Which, it’s fair to say, reen eyes, the sarcastic mouth, the splash of freckles across her nose and cheeks She’s beautiful, yes, but I’ve never truly veered into Is she sexy? territory until tonight

“I was checking out your ass”

“And?” She leans a hip against the counter and givesI’ve ever seen froiven through a choking laugh as she quickly ss a mouthful of beer Other set a rise out of her The rare sives us the perfect amount of shit They’re rare only because she so infrequently shows her cards

But this one is a little like being told a secret She seeh it, like she’s trying to put it away

I think she wants a rating on her backside, but it’s probably clear froh ht?”