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She cracks up, like we’re playing soh"

"No" She scrambles up and stands on the couch cushions so that her head is a few inches aboveh"

The roohs with theate this conversation, especially not with all of these people watching me

I take her hands and say, "Cory"

A few more chuckles

She climbs down and walks in front of me to the kitchen She sways unpredictably, like her feet are heavier than the rest of her body, and she can’t seeet all of herself to move at the sah of relief She , and then she hefts herself up on top of it

"Remember when you kissed me here?"

I s and don’t cross to stand in front of her even though I want to

"I do"

"That was nice"

I laugh "Nice? I’ve told you before and I’ll tell you again, Pickle I’h You have a nice smile And nice arms And your chestit’s a very nice chest"

I don’t want to like her like this, not when I knoasn’t her choice, but I can’t help it I like anything that makes her want me the way I want her

"Listen, baby You ate a brownie in the living room before I came down It had ht now"

"Weird? I feel fantastic My head is kinda heavy, but in a good way, I think? I can’t describe it but" She s up her nose cutely "I justI feel so stinking good Like happy Are you happy?"

"I’m happy you’re here Little worried you won’t want to be when you come down"

"Come be happy with e she flails her aro And I take her hands, deter h There was pot in that brownie, and now you feel happy because you’re drugged"

Her eyes go wide, and she pulls one hand out of hs

"Nooo Really? Oh my God Marijuana?"

She whispers it like it’s a bad word, and I assure her, "You’re going to be fine Everything is going to seem really funny for the next hour or two, but then it should start to wear off and you’ll just be sleepy"

"I can hear ht even beat a little fast, but you’re okay I promise"

"Here," she says She lifts one of ainst her throat She ss and says, "Can you feel it?"

I can It’s steady and strong, if a little fast And her skin is so damn warm She has my hand practically wrapped around her throat, and it freaks me the hell out how ainst that cabinet and devour that perfect ainst my palm

I tear my hand back and put a few feet between us