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CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

CHARLEE

“SoI did a thing,” I say

Drew hits pause on the ?”

I shift on the couch so I can face him and tuck my feet beneath me “I had a doctor’s appointas”

A crinkle for why this is relevant over four weeks after the fact “Okay”

“I knoas a little preeain”

Drew s me this because”

“Because I’ve been on the pill for

just over a month nohich means it’s effective And I have a clean bill of health So if you’re clean too, then I think we should ditch the condoms” I pause for abetween us has toendthen I want this I want to be with you without any barriers between us before I can’t be with you at all”

He scoops behind s and pullsyou up”

I wipe a tear from the corner of my eye “How can I not think like that? It’s been over teeks and Brody’s still on radio silence”

He sighs “We will figure this out”

I shakethat but we’re no closer to finding a solution than ere on the day he freaked out So just give ether without condoms”

“I’o bareback?”