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Shoving his phone into his pocket without breaking down and calling her, he opened his truck door and walked up the path to Steven’s house He’d asked Holt to stop by this , like he always did But as soon as he stepped foot inside, he froze Steven wasn’t alone

“But you have to—”

“No, I don’t,” Lydia said, her voice hard “I don’t have to tell you a single thing, if I don’t want to And I don’t want to”

“Just tell me his name That’s all I want”

She scoffed “Who he is doesn’ti”

Holt tightened his fists Yeah, they’d decided not to tell anyone else about their secret affair, but it still stung to hear it co in there and de she tell Steven the truth…which was crazy as hell

Just like me

“So, he’s, what exactly?” Steven asked “A booty call?”

“Call it what you want It’s just a teement between the two of us That’s all”

Steven sighed “And then once it’s over, you’ll go back to dating guys you can actually bring home?”

It sounded like she stomped her foot “Steven, I don’t like—”

Not wanting to hear the rest of that statement, Holt cleared his throat and stepped into the roo?”

Lydia’s cheeks suffused with color She still wore the saht, and her hair was a bit frizzy Also, her face was devoid of eous

And so off-limits

Steven turned to hier, not e a little talk”