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"Sure, why not?"

"I kno you feel about doing work for people you know," she says, worrying her bottom lip "I didn’t want to put you in a position where you had to say no"

"You’re you, Lola If I don’t want to do it I’ll just tell you"

Lola lunges forward to hugfor her phone "I’ll forward you the links to everything right now," she says, giddy

"So what else have you been up to?" Harlow asks s in front of her "I don’t think I’ve seen you since we all went out"

I blink, looking up into the tree overhead, at the way the branches crisscross back and forth like a giant jigsaw puzzle I count off oncri on the side"

"Now, a brothel I could get behind because one: Ladies getting paid," she says "And two: It’d give you at least inally better hours than you have now Plus, you know, penises Peni? What is a lot of penises? A bushel?"

"A bushel of penises, Whorelow? Really?" Lola says as she drops her phone back in her purse "But otherwise, preach She’s even working extra shifts at"

I push up on an elbow, intending to interrupt, but at the saht and

I sit, eyes zeroing in on the two figures across the lawn, a fit twentysoirl

"London? Are you okay?" Lola snaps her fingers in front offrom her expression, I must look like I sed a tennis ball

"Da to hide or find a way to escape, but I’m almost positive that’s Luke across the park and that I am absolutely not supposed to be here He’s also the last person I want to see when Harlow and Mia are sitting right next to me

"What is it?" Mia asks before she sees him over Lola’s shoulder, too "Oh Oh"

"I should never lie," I mumble to myself I look around at the blanket, at the food ere just starting to unpack Lola looks atinventory today and now he’s here"