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“Well, I wouldn’t have objected to a few tears,” I ly

“Sorry I couldn’t be the swooning hed and rolled her eyes, leaning back “What are we doing here, Cam?”

“Well, I was tryin’ to kiss ya Not sure what you’re doin’”

“Do you want—are we together? Is this a thing?”

“A thing?” I asked incredulously, trying to figure out what she was getting at We weren’t a thing—ere us

“I just want to knohere we stand—alright? Stop getting pissy”

“Not getting pissy, just wonderin’ where this is comin’ from”

“I want to knohat you’re doing! I want to know if this is—do you just want to have sex? Is that what this is about? I know about the ban on sluts at the club”

“You’re kiddin,’ right?”

“No”

I laughed humorlessly and pushed her offinsulted After all the shit I’d done for her ere kids, after all the shit we’d been through and the fact that she’d ignored me for alht I just wanted sex?

And then what? We’d just go back to being strangers? I didn’t even kno that would be possible

“Yeah, Trix I was thinkin’ we’d just fuck while I was stayin’ here Convenient, ya know?” I shook rabbed my cut off the back of the couch as I headed toward the front door

“Where are you going?” she asked, ju to her feet

“Be back later,” I called overas she tried to follow me

I slaot outside, then stomped towardoff like a fucking pussy just because she’d hurt s

I’d al my dick as the whole reason I was there Sure, she was probably safe inside her apartht, but that didn’t mean I should run away like a bitch

I ran my hands restlessly over

Trix was standing on the landing, barefoot, with her ar me

“Get back inside,” I said, walking toward the stairs When I reached the top of theet back inside,” I ordered, pushing her gently toward her apartment