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Click, click “See? All finished I’ll be in touch about release for his hand on her lower back, above her ass, showing everyone she ith hiht”

None of the bunnies bothered hi ti hot and cold, gazing at her with lust and then acting like an offended monk when she responded to his blatant sexuality What happened to her intent to reclaim her own sexuality?

You set it aside because that’s what Chase wants

But what about what I want?

What about it? You want a change, you’ll have to make it or take it, not wait for it

Ava huffed out a frustrated breath It was annoying to realize that once again she’d shelved her intih It was past time she took control

“You’re awful quiet,” Chase said when they reached his truck

“Just thinking about how thoughtful it was of you to look out for Ryan Especially helping hiet laid”

Chase’s hand froze on the door handle

“I’ve gotta ader and you haven’t gone out of your way to help et laid”

“Jesus, Ava”

She hip-checked him—not playfully—and opened her own door, then slammed it in his stunned face

Music filled the truck cab as they exited the fairgrounds They didn’t speak Ava rolled down her , breathing in the huht air It smelled different here Warm Earthy

Once they were inside the roo the shower”

Ava waited until she heard the water turn on before she poked her head into the bathrooet some damn privacy around here?”

“Learn to lock the door?” she intoned with fake cheer

A growling noise bounced off the tile walls

“I’ out Don’t knohen I’ll be back, so don’t wait up”

The shower curtain snapped open and he blinked the water froet there”

“Just lemme finishsolo”

“Why?”

“Do I really need to spell it out for you?”

“Yeah, Hollywood, and use set confused,” he snapped

“Don’t be an ass”

“Don’t be a diva,” he shot back

Ava stoaze to drop below his eyes “While I appreciate your friendship, you can’t fault ht Especially since I’ve told you I won’t live like a nun just because you’ve decided to act like a oddaoin’ out to find some random dude to fk just to prove you’re as hot as sin?”

“How is that any different than you using me as a shield to prove you can abstain?”

That shocked him