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It took approximately three minutes before it hit me like a brick to the face

As ecstasy left me, shame took its place

I felt the exact e in h, he pulled out ofour cohs

Before I even had a chance to gather hts, Vik bent down a moment, tookers around them, and when he spoke next, his tone was heavy with frustration “I don’t get you One second, you’re hot, and next, you’re cold”

I didn’t turn

No Like a coward, I keptthe wall Kept my back to him

The sound of his zipper lifting had htly “You need to stop and assess” He buckled his belt “Decide what you want frohed wearily “Because I’m tired, Nas”

So was I

It was a bone-deep weariness The kind where you can barely keep your eyes open Like living life in a vacuum

He closed the space between us, and I felt hientle hand to ly, as much as it healed, it burned

The melancholy in his words flayed ot regrets as much as the next person But it doesn’t alter the facts” His pause was slight “You’re onna change that”

Quietly, he took the few steps away frohts On shaky legs, I stepped back into s then pro into Sasha’s office, he took one look atsomewhat like a disappointed parent

“Finally,” he uttered, then asked, “You want to explain to me why you almost scalped Lush?”

“Martha,” I uttered roughly, walking over to the locker and retrieving my purse “Her name is Martha”

“I don’t give a fuck what her nae of his nose “She’s already talking about her—” He scoffed at the word “—'injuries,’ like she ation So, sit down and talk to me”

No I wouldn’t be doing that

When I turned and sauntered away, ? Nastasia?”