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She sluainst the counter "The rooirlfriend over and they were being very loud"

I scrub ot shakes her head "Part of ratulate whoever is in there because that certainly sounded great"

"Margot Gross"

She straightens, pushing past ht you weren’t hooking up with randoirls anylass fro it ater "But London’s in there"

Her eyes go wide and she considers this for a few seconds in silence before shaking her head and shivering "I’d be happy for you if I wasn’t still trauross, Luke You’re still sweaty"

"And noe’re both trauh You don’t even live here anymore"

Pushing herself up to sit on the counter, she’s now close to eye level with"

I don’t really knohat to say If you’d asked me earlier in the day hoanted today to end, I would have said, "London in my bed" without hesitation But now I’m just not sure what it

"It’s nothing," I say, and when Margotthis as seriously as I am"

My sister looks toward the heavens "Let me enjoy the irony of this for a second" She inhales deeply, and then exhales "Man, that’s great"

Anger rises inside enuinely confused "Yes? I think so?"

"If I gave you crap for hooking up with however many women you want, you would tear ht, you would expect me to pat you on the back and tell you I think your commitment to your sexuality is admirable"

"I wouldn’t expect you to have opinions on my sexuality," she deadpans

"Fine, but you’d expect e you"

She allows this with a tiny nod

"So why is it different for me?" I ask "Why can’t I have had so ironic when I worry she doesn’t have the sas for me?"

"Love?" she repeats, eyes wide

"Yeah," I say finally

Dropping her head, she stares at the floor for several breaths before ht I arossed out"

I lean forward and kiss the top of her head "We’re sleeping now We’ll be quiet"

Turning, I walk back down the hall toin the middle of the bed, covers pulled over her lap