Page 76 (2/2)

And crying out with joy and deliriu double-penetrated

Sweaty and sated, we ran through the snow andthe whole way Once inside eled off, hydrated with so room to catch up on some television

The night ended forroom floor, in a pile of blankets and pillows and wonderfully-naked ain, each in turn This ti and eye-contact and toe-curling affection…

I had to shakelot Shit, I was actually wet It couldn’t be helped, though I just couldn’t stop thinking about them

In time I’d have to tell someone Lauren first, probably And then eventually, even my family They’d think I was crazy, of course But in all honesty, I didn’t expect anyone to truly understand

Nobody could understand, I thought to myself Not in a thousand years

The mall was filled with the usual holiday rush A ifts Christuely, so arh the wave of human traffic

I wanted to make Christmas as special as possible for my three boyfriends I knew in my heart, they’d make it special for me Now, if only—

My train of thought was interrupted as lanced down at it casually, then stopped and did a double-take

There was a text e

From Garrett

I stopped walking, in the middle of a crowd Someone bumped into me, then someone else

What the hell does he want?

Apologizing profusely, I got ain and headed off to the side Somehow I found an unoccupied bench, sat down, and pressed the e button

WE NEED TO TALK