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ME: Sounds kinkyHOLLEY: With un, assholeME: Still kinda kinkyHOLLEY: See if you feel the sa theoes the sexinessHOLLEY: Good Now go away So a bookstore is hardHOLLEY: You ever er biceps than youME: Ask me nicely on Saturday and I’ll show you e out my eyeballs with a dessert spoonME: Always so friendlyHOLLEY: You’re welco, I set downatto the ceremony”
All confusion petered out frolee “Yay! Oh, Seb, this is going to be the best day ever!”
Given that she’d just asked for liquor in her coffee, I was going to withhold judgment until after the weekend had passedI finished the last exercise that Elliott, my physical therapist, had insisted I do twice a day, and took a shower The second I stepped under the hot water, the ache in my shoulder lessened, and I took a few moments to breathe it in and just let the et out
The h
I washed off and got out, then wrapped a towel around my waist on my way to my bedroom
I’d bought this house three years ago and never lived it in for longer than a couple of weeks until now There was always soo, someone who needed me
Now, the only soo was here, and the only person who needed me was… me
Maybe I needed to get a dog or so
I stopped
Hey A dog!
That wasn’t the worst idea in the world
It was definitely one for the old o as planned
I dried off and got changed into some sweats and a t-shirt I followed it up quickly with a zip-up sweater since it was fucking cold, then I headed downstairs to get some breakfast
I’d left ranite counter and checked the notifications while I turned on the coffeehoas doing, so I shot hi hiress so far Another voice e from my mom accompanied five missed calls
I winced as I listened to that lecture about not answering my phone
You know Like I’d died in the fucking shower
I hit the call back button as theout my coffee
“Sebastian!” Mom trilled down the line “There you are!”
“I’ a shoas an inconvenience for you, Mother,” I said dryly
“Don’t you take that tone with me, boy”
“Yes, ma’am”
“That’s better” She paused “Are you really bringing Holley to the wedding?”
My nostrils flared It’d taken her long enough It’d been two days since I’d seen my sister “Yes Why?”