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"C’mon!" Annie waved at me anxiously As I hurried to catch up with her, she added, "This isn’t the kind of thing you want to be late to All thepeople are paired up by then"

Annie turned up the ay of a two-story home that looked veryWell, not the location one would expect to host a kink club

"This is it?"

"Tonight it is It changes location every tiht I’d say this, but oh, Emerson You’re so na&iuet raided"

"Raided? What? Are alking into a meth house?" I looked around as if I expected the DEA to juain "Do me a favor Don’t sound like such a Girl Scout in there Or s trickled through me as we neared the front door Music floated from behind it She stepped up onto the porch ahead of me When she realized I wasn’t at her side, she started to turn back, but then the front door opened

A girl dressed frouy A guy I knew And so did Annie

"Logan," I breathed "What are you doing here?"

He looked down athere?"

"Logan," Annie greeted in a purring voice, sidling close She stroked a hand along his arave her a distracted look, as if he didn’t re up with her all that well "Amber, hey How are you?"

"Annie," she snapped "It’s Annie" She shot an and his friend descended the steps to stop in front ofhere?"

I looked fro you are"

He shook his head and rubbed at the back of his neck, looking older than his eighteen years as he stared at o hoarette, and lit up She watched us withdeeply

"Why would I want to do that?"

He leaned a little closer, lowering his voice "I’o in there"

I laughed, but the sound was forced "Clearly you don’t know me as well as you think"

He shared a look with his coernails a severe contrast to her ain She worked her lips, puffing smoke in my direction Her lips were painted so red they looked alernails Her throaty voice scratched the air "It’s not for everyone, sweetheart Maybe you should listen to him"