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Ryan reaches forward and grabshate that there are biological physical superiorities in one sex over the other If he weren’t a vastly fit male, I would have dropped that motherfucker so hard

“Carly, you’re blowing this out of proportion”

I laugh, right in his stupid face, the tease “Wow Great opening line, genius Woe rated”

He sighs, shaking his head “That’s not what Ito get you to reiine the catalyst”

“What?” I narrow my eyes and wave a wild hand in front of his face “No You knohat? I don’t want to know” I turn and head for the driveway again, and his footsteps follow

“I’ you, and I was not”

I shake my head and iant breath of air that I feel shake in my chest

“Carly, stop!”

I spin around andat my speed

“You don’t get to tell , Ryan Miller That’s not the way this works That’s not the way any of this works Relationships, hookups, whatever the hell this is…they’re kind of like jokes If you have to explain the punch line, the whole thing loses its luster”

His head jerks back, and his eyes narrow slightly It makes them appear to be a darker blue than I know thehtly less endearing, though “Are you always this hard-headed? Or only when you’re afraid to feel soer than the thrill of a trip down a snow-covered mountain?”

Fed up, I spin around again andback It see, but I don’t turn and look to find out

Straight to the front door, I open the glass stor the off Ryan’s body as he forces his way through them

“I told you to stop following ument of this nature at full volume in case my mom came home and went to sleep It’s not that -out, screa up, but I really don’t need her waking up and feeling the need to get involved

“And I told you that I’ you until you hear my side of the story at least”

“You knohat?” I snap, turning around as I reach the door of e the knob behind rab him by the front of his shirt to pull him inside with me I shut the door behind him soundly and then offer ide arms, “Go ahead Get it over with Tell me your side of the story”