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He flashedit "You think so? Thanks I must have lost twenty pounds since I saw you last"

"How’d you do it? Hard work?"

"Yeah, I did a little work"

He stood and stared atpheromones like a musky aftershave and I could feel my body chemistry start to shift Mentally, I shookworse than a e is a ot shot," he said

"A ot beat up too, and that’s what hurt I don’t kno guys put up with that shit," I said I rubbed at the bridge of my nose ruefully "Broke er down my nose "Looks OK to ood"

We endured one of those aard pauses that had always punctuated our relationship

I shiftedto do "What’d you bring?" I said, indicating the paper sack he held

He glanced down "Oh, yeah I forgot Uh, subs and Pepsis and Famous Amos cookies"

"We could even eat," I said

He didn’tthrough this before," he said "Why don’t we fuckin’ skip lunch and go over there behind that bush?"

I laughed, because I’d just had this quick flash of so hot and nasty that I don’t care to repeat I tucked h his arm "You’re cute"