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“Whose phone is this, Rick?”

“Well, it turns out I felt the need to supply Cindy with a running coether You want a recap of what happened?” he asks “There it is”

“Right But why do you have her phone?” I ask I run through the texts, one by one, feeling better by the second “If you sent her all this shit, then it must be in your phone too”

“True,” he grins “But then I wouldn’t have an excuse to find out more about Cindy”

“Dude,” I groan “Please don’t go there She’s Darcy’s friend, and I know you You’ll mess her up and break her heart, then leave us to deal with the afteret involved with that”

“What?” Rick protests innocently “You do soot a bad reputation? I’ed man, I promise”

I groan and lay back on the bed with relief at what I just read I feel a hell of a lot better having read through Rick’s texts to her phone since it’s all just innocent banter Seeot drunk and Rick dared me to do a lap of the hotel, naked Which, clearly, I did No wonder I was getting funny looks all day I’d nor would think about my little stunt, but from the photos, he looks like he couldn’t have cared less

“See? It was all just a bit of har tonight? Drinking, strip club, or poker Your call, man”

I roll my eyes at him “How about we attend the rehearsal dinner instead? You know, for the wedding we’re here for in the first place, re, hmm?” I say

“Well, shit,” he says “I have to go to that too? I thought that was just for you, Darcy and the bride and groom’s parents”

“You’re one of etting out of this, dude,” I say, grinning