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"Don’t worry I’ in a few uy that I’ll have to lie to daily and walk away froe as he is, and as wary as I am of his intentions, there’s an unexpected blip of disappointer snorts, as if renore whatever you hear around Penny’s Those girls talk shit all the tiet to ht before hs
"And"
Her cat eyes narrow "And what?"
"And you’ve never wanted anything to happen with him?"
"He’s not my type" Her brow furrows and she looks at , "A little bit too much penis for er, I hadn’t expected that one But it makes complete sense I feel my mouth shift into an "O" shape as I search for a response She has never y, when I swapped clothes in front of herUh-oh Was she checking me out?
I don’t knohat to say now It doesn’t matter to me--I just don’t kno to respond Finally, all I can coy friend before"
By the way her face splits into a wide grin, she’s okay with that reaction "And nohen you feel the need to defend your pro–gay rights stance with soy friend,’ you won’t be lying anys the car door open and slides out "And, by the way, I was never checking you out in the change rooht chicks think the sa"
I chuckle as I climb out of my car
In the back of arbage bag with my nice towels and 1200-thread-count sheets That’s all I have in Miaetup I didn’t want his They’re hard to explain
"Let me take that" Cain sneaks up onover my shoulder as he reaches in to pull the box out It’s a platonic gesture, and I’m still in knots with confusion over h ated entrance as I trail behind, studying his arer opens the gate and leads us through, where aman in plaid shorts and a faded T-shirt that stretches over a protruding belly round so he can clasp hands with the man
"Well, well" The man’s face shifts froain"
Cain’s lips curl up into a char smile "You as well, Tanner"
"Yeah" Tanner pauses for only a second before saying, "And who do we have here?" He settles his lopsided eyes onfor a place?"
A quick flash to Cain tellsme keenly "I suppose I a the concrete path I guess that’s our cue to follow hime that it’s early afternoon and I haven’t eaten yet "It’s a good thing Cain called when he did," Tanner calls over his shoulder "I was just about to offer this place to soood out here, Tanner," Cain calls out, his eyes drifting over the s hard to arden, despite the oppressive heat and drought