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“Co her onto ?”

“You have hangover breath,” she replied, wrinkling her nose She kissed me, anyway

“Everybody up already?” I asked as she pulled away

“Yeah, you’re the last one”

“Time is it?”

“Two”

“Shit,” I grumbled “I slept late”

“You needed it,” she said with a shrug Her fingers played along the edges of my bruised knuckles

“How you doin’ today?”

“I’ He’s always been a shitty drunk”

“Why’d you stay so long?” I asked before I could think better of it

Rose was quiet for a long hed the bad, I guess”

“That’s a tough spot to be in”

“It was stupid”

“Nah” I shook et better, or that shit isn’t really as bad as it is? Human nature We all do it”

“You, too?”

“Mein s We can talk more at home, yeah?”

“Okay,” she said, kissing ain

I followed her out of the tent and pulled on my jeans

“You realize you just gave everyone a show, right?” Rose asked, hands on her hips

“Nobody’s lookin’,” I replied, bending down to snag my shirt

“Everyone’s looking”

I glanced around the property and didn’t see a single set of eyes on me

“I’et dressed inside the tent from now on”

I tried to hold back my smile, but it was impossible

“I’ around in your underwear”