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“What the hell was it?” I ask

Pike busts out laughing again, and Pax scowls at him

“Icy Hot,” Pax says, cringing “She put like half a fucking tube of Icy Hot on uys But it burned like you would not believe”

“So what’d you do?” Grady asks

“I was pulling on the handcuffs, because it was just…instinct, you knoas dying to get that stuff off oes to a dresser drawer to dig for the other key, and I’ on the other handcuff, and she’s freaking out, about to start crying”

I can’t help it; I bust out laughing as I picture the scene

“It’s not funny!” Pax protests “It hurt like a ar onlava all over my dick, balls and taint”

We’re all laughing at this point Pax furrows his brow, shakes his head, and keeps going

“So I pull on the handcuffs so hard I break the post off her bed And I run straight to the bathrooet in the shower, so I can wash that shit off But so like a wild ani bad ”

The entire locker roo at him in amused disbelief

“Then the doorbell to her aparthbors called the her And they won’t take her word for it that everything’s fine They say they need to talk to me”

“And this is while you’re in the shower?” I ask

“I had just gotten out So et o down The cops co’s up since I don’t want to open it all the way One of theun”

“Shit,” Grady whispers

“Yeah” Pax pauses for a second “So I have to step out of the bathroo out from the torapped around my waist I have to tell the the woh, and I’m in so much pain that I ask them to punch me in the face and knock me out”