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“No, no, no, no,” Elle said “This can’t be happening You two are far too coer at Rachel “You touched him You never touch anyone”

“She touches me all the time,” Ryan complained

Elle shot hiust “She s Harvard, and I don’t like what I’ You’d better not have lost the bet for ive you online herpes if you have”

“The bet?” Ryan al we found out tonight? The bet’s off We can’t bloody wager on whether they sleep together after this After finding out that Rachel was… No” He shook his head “I’ backsex with Harvard No Just no”

“What?” Rachel lifted an imperious eyebrow at Ryan “You think Harvard won’t desire me now that he’s seen those photos?”

“What? No!” Ryan’s head turned a vicious shade of red “It’s just wrong I feel likewith him I don’t want to do that I don’t want to be like them”

Elle paled “He’s got a point I’hten the mood a little If that’s even possible”

“It isn’t possible,” Ryan said darkly “There’s no getting away from the fact she was—” He slammed his mouth shut and shook his head

“Raped?” Rachel asked with a casual air “Assaulted? Abused? Victimized? Brutalized?”

“Stop, please” Ryan sounded like he was the one in agony

“Why?” Rachel pinned him with her dark eyes “Why should I hide fro them aloud? Would a person who’d been stabbed or robbed or shot have the same problem? No It’s only the victims of sexual assault who’re expected to carry the shalass, noticed it was eot up from the table to fetch the bottle off the counter

“But he’s right,” Elle said “This changes everything Before, it was a bit of fun to bet about the sexual tension between you two Now it feels like we’re turning sex into souys did”

“That wasn’t sex” Harvard took the pasta out of the microwave “Rape isn’t sex Don’t ever confuse the two”

“Honestly,” Rachel said “I don’t care if the silly bet stands or not I plan on doing whatever the hell I please, regardless It didn’t offend or trau”

“How couldn’t it have?” Ryan asked, looking pained “Theback The way it must have affected how you see sex…” He shook his head