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“It’s Friendsgiving, Big Dick,” she replies with a shrug “She’s running around my kitchen like a lunatic But she’ll be fine once we’re sitting down to eat Also, I iven her a teensy-tiny bit of liquor and told her it’s lemonade”

Kline quirks a brow “How tiny?”

“Like half a glass?” She waves hi”

“Great,” Kline h his hair “Dinner should be interesting, I guess”

Thatch sie is the best”

“Uh-huh…but do you knoho’s also the best?” Cassie points her sirlfriend, Ava”

In an instant, everyone at the table looks at me

“I’ht, Cass? Did you just say Luke’s girlfriend Ava is here?”

“Pretty sure she said girlfriend,” Trent agrees, his irlfriend”

“As in, they’re dating?” Thatch questions, putting on a real fucking show “But I thought you said Ava was just your friend?”

Well, son of a bitch I probably should’ve rereed to take Ava’s and my fake relationship show on the road, huh?

“Luke?” Cap persists “Mind sharing with the class?”

A laugh jurinning athe doesn’t knohat’s going down, it’s too fucking a

“Yes, Ava is here,” I eventually respond “And, well, she is, in fact—”

“His girlfriend” An all-too-fa beside Cassie in the doorway

“Well, I’ll be da beforeno ti up to shake Ava’s hands “I’m Caplin Hawkins,” he says “And can I say it’s a real pleasure to finally irlfriend? He’s already told us so much about you”

“Honestly, he never shuts up about you,” Trent agrees, and before I know it, every single guy at the table has taken it upon himself to introduce himself to my Ava

Your Ava?

I mean Ava Not my Ava Just…Ava

Uh-huh…keep telling yourself that…

“How’s it going out there, Ace?” I ask, and Ava giggles

“Well, Cassie here is teachingalcohol into people’s drinks and how to avoid ruining dinner”

“And how exactly are youat his wife