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“I’ for someone’s death never helps, but I don’t knohat to say I feel bad, having opened a wound that doesn’t seem old

“It’s life,” Josh says with a sigh “You live and then you die” He pushes himself off the bed I stand as he steps towards the door, not sure if I should give hi nice to wear”

“I did” Maht me to always be prepared While Josh and his friends seerabbed a dress and some heels Just in case

“Good, we are going to dinner Then, if you’d like, I thought we’d hit up Cowboy’s”

“What’s that?”

“A bar on the outskirts of town There’s usually a band on Friday night I thought it could be fun” Josh reaches out and takesaround my waist

I look up into his eyes, feeling my pulse everywhere This is what I’ve been worried about, ould happen if we’re alone together In a house That has a bedroom I don’t think I’d sleep with hi, I can’t say for certain, especially if I have a few drinks tonight

“That sounds like fun”

“I’h my hair, careful not to pull ainst mine until I’rips ood kind of hurt, the kind that makes me moan

Josh backs us against the wall His hands fall to hs and he lifts h to asp He trails kisses up my neck and sucks my earlobe into his mouth

“Josh,” I whisper, never having felt anything like this before The few times Ashley's lips were on me, they never strayed from my mouth Even if they had, I doubt he could send my body into tiny tremors like this

Josh’s tongue brushes across rip hi undone My

hips rock on instinct and Josh grunts He pulls his lips away and leans his forehead against mine “Fuck”

I untangle s from around his body and Josh takes a step back “I… uet ready”

Waiting on the couch while Layla gets dressed is a strange type of torture Knowing she’s naked into distract myself with the nonsense on TV is pointless because Layla’s naked body is all I can think about