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Thoughts of his two lovers had the need to see the to LJ’s car He couldn’t wait to be with the sent him into a tailspin

I’m a hypocritical asshole

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

TYPICALLY, GIRLS’ NIGHT consisted of booze, gossip, sex stories, sugar, and raucous laughter Tonight, none of that happened Not so le, or hell, barely even a sh-as-nails sisterhood

They’d all tried, showing up in cutsie pajamas with these phony smiles plastered on their faces, and their bottles of wine Hell, Holly even brought six types of cookies Nervous baking as she’d confessed as soon as the hts while LJ did…whatever it was the club had asked of him

Turns out, they’d all had the sa they needed while doing whatever super-secret shit they were doing was to worry about their ol’ ladies The an their own stress induced rituals Shell had been pacing in front of her television on and off for the last few hours Soround with the volume so low, no one even seemed to realize the TV was on Toni sat with a notebook, supposedly brainstor new menu ite the end of the pen and tapping it on her leg while the page re to learn to knit She had a blob of yarn growing unevenly as she cursed at it Stephanie surfed her phone, the quietest of the group which was unusual for her Holly tried to get everyone to eat, but they all must have had the same stomachache Jazz did, because no one took so much as a bite The only one in any state of relaxation was Izzy who’d passed out an hour ago after putting baby Joy to sleep in a pack-n-play in Shell’s spare room The poor new mom was so exhausted, she’d probably be asleep if the zo outside

Jazz spenther friends Her mind ran in too many circles to concentrate on one task or even play around on her phone A huge part of her was teement with Screw and Gumby just so they would know she deserved to share in their worries

“Enough is enough,” Shell blurted, soht

Though her eyes felt heavy and her body fatigued, Jazz was pretty sure she wouldn’t get a wink of sleep all night Instead, with the ah her systeo out and run fivea sweat

“We need to do so ourselves freaking nuts here Gimme a da with her legs hanging over the armrest of the couch Shell’s flannel pjs with pink hearts made her look about seventeen

“Oh, uh,” Holly scrambled to a seated position She had flannel pjs as well, hers with various emojis “Which one do you want?”

“Surprise ers as she waited Though her uys, she was just as worried for her family as each of the ol’ ladies

“Here” Holly placed a giant chocolate cookie in her hand then sat back with an expectant look on her face

“Thanks” Without even looking to see what flavor she’d been gifted, Shell took a huge bite A h seeing God “Oh My God These are so freaking good, Hol”

“They ave you an orgasm” Steph wore a Hell’s Handlers T-shirt with black sweats

All the ladies cracked up and it was exactly what they needed to cut through the thick tension

“You’re right, Shell,” Toni said, playing with a button on her buffalo plaid pajamas “We need to try to be normal if only to pass time faster”

Jazz sat forward “Okay, I could use a cookiegasm Give me one of those babies”

The next hour passed quicker They chatted, ate cookies, and only checked their phones once every fiveearlier in the evening

“Guys,” Jazz said, picking up a cookie hite chocolate chunks and some kind of nut “This is my last one You hear me? She turned to Chloe who sat next to her on the couch “If you see me reach for another one, you smack my hand Hard”