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“Because it can’t”

“You’re going to have to be much more specific than that if you want my opinion Was the sex bad?”

“What? No It was hot and so good, but…” She blushed thinking about the things she’d let hiht”

Allie was silent for a few uilty because you’re having sex with someone other than Brent? Like you’ve betrayed him in some way?”

Sabrina shook her head slowly, thinking about Allie’s question “No,” she whispered “I feel a lot of things but I don’t feel guilty because we had sex I don’t even feel guilty that it was a sex I do feel that so myself to another man, if that makes sense”

Allie’s eyes softened “Totally ot to realize that you’ll always carry a piece of Brent with you He’s in your children and he’s still in your heart and soul But the thing is, your heart has roo about life There’s always room for more love”

“Oh God, we’re so not there,” Sabrina said in a rush

Allie’s eyes narrowed a bit and she offered Sabrina the popcorn bag “Is that the proble?”

“My problem is that it doesn’t really matter what I want, does it? I have two kids to think about They’ve already lost so et attached to aaround, especially a man who doesn’t even live in this country Hell…” She threw her hands up into the air “I don’t knohen he’s leaving I don’t knohere he lives Florida maybe? New York? Boston? I have no idea what his plans are And I sure as hell don’t knohat he thinks about our situation”

“Then ask him”

Sabrina’s mouth dropped open but no words came out

“Ask hiuys need to have the fuck-buddy conversation”

An elderly wolanced over her shoulder and cleared her throat

“The what?” Sabrina whispered hoarsely

Allie waved at the older lady and leaned closer to Sabrina “The fuck-buddy conversation You need to knohat his intentions are and you need to figure out what it is that you want from him If you want soue’s not into the R-word, then cut hiht now See ya later Because that will not be good for you or the kids” Allie cru