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"How are you?" he asked, regarding ood, actually"

He took aze to his "No, really, how are you?"

"What do you mean?" I’d just been on a turbo-powered roller coaster ride and lived to tell the tale How ht for a reason, and as much as I’d love to believe otherwise, it was not for this" He glanced around, indicating our recent activities with a nod

And his seriousness surprised me "I had a few questions But I didn’t think you’d be into the touchy-feely stuff"

He ran a thumb overand who I’ht Well, I have to be honest, all of this was for nothing" I also indicated our recent activities with a glance and a nod

"Really"

"Yeah, I got an eeria said I inherited ait in escrow for me All I have to do is send him a money order for twenty-five hundred, and that million is all mine"

"You don’t say"

"I had no idea I even had an uncle in Nigeria Looks like I don’t need your crappy million after all"

"The aht? I’ll have to send hiratitude"

"But I lost the bet," he continued "I owe you t"

"That’s true I alet that in small, nonsequential bills? I like to hit the strip clubs occasionally"

He grinned, but then grew serious again "Do you want to talk about what’s really bothering you?"

"So lanced toward his shower in surprise "George? It’s just a fling, Reyes Nothing will come of it"

"Your other boyfriend"

"You know about Dead Duff?" That was fast We’d only just started seeing each other And we’d kept it so secretive Meeting in a smoky bar, in a dark hallway

"No, your other boyfriend"