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"Later, Sutton," Reed says, then shootsto do after I wear you out"

My jaw drops as I have no response to that The room is silent as Sutton and I watch Reed walk outlike only aoral wake-up sex

"No wonder it took you so long to answer the door," Sutton breathes out appreciatively

I groan and turn to face her "I'and well, then so did I"

Sutton makes a dismissive wave of her hand and starts to etting laid It's been way too long since Alex and I had sex"

I lean a hip against the counter as I watch Sutton move around my kitchen as if she was born there "Let's seeif memory serves me from a rotation I did in obstetrics, you have to wait a month after childbirth?"

"Four to six weeks," Sutton says with a gri to try at the four-week h"

I laugh and then push off the counter I head to the cupboard with s and pull tn

"Soyou and Reed, huh?" Sutton asks slyly

With a sigh of co, I admit, "Yeah, me and Reed"

"He's such a good guy, Josie," Sutton practically gushes "He's only been with the tea hockey player, but Alex really likes hiood values"

"He's a great guy," I affir" in my voice

"But," she prompts

"But I don't knoe're doing We started out as friends Buddies Hell, he'd been banging his blond Barbie chicks while ere friends And then, boo me"

Sutton snickers as I pass her the crea to brew and turns to face o with it Enjoy it There are worse ways to start a relationship, you know"

A sudden wave of jubilation--a lightness of heart--sweeps throughabout starting out as friends and going to lovers? It er, and if I think about it, it established a s fizzle out because you find out while the sex reat?

Well, not that I'd know about that I've never been into casual sex, andterical person if anything

I grin back at Sutton and nod firo with the flow Why not?"

"That's irl," Sutton exclaims with a tiny pump of her fist

Yes, I'ood about this

Chapter 13

Reed

I see Josie walking across the darkened parking lot toward me Well, toward her car Her head is tucked down and she looks tired When she finally looks up and locks her eyes on me, the exhaustionsmile from her

"You really have to stop stalkinglots," she quips as she walks closer

Then closer still until the tips of her shoes touch the tips ofher mouth to me for a kiss I, of course, take it, because ouldn't? It's Josie, and her lips are perfect She tastes like um and smells faintly of antiseptic, and for some reason that's sexy to me

When she pulls back, she tucks a stray lock of hair behind her ear and asks, "But seriously, what are you doing here?"

"Taking you sorab her hand and turn her toward my Tahoe that's parked the next row over

"Where?"

"It's a surprise"

One of the things I've co up to spontaneity Finding joy in it I love pushing her to explore and out of her little narroorld

She looks delectable tonight in her scrubs, and it ht possibly be the sexiest outfit I've ever seen her in I'm sure that has to do with the fact that I respect her so htens a a thorough exam from her

Within er seat and we're heading down the inner beltline The sky quickly goes froe of a ht