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"No"

"And it started an hour ago"

"Terrible"

"Yeah" My fingers curl into her neck "It was really so A spectacle"

"Were they really…"

"Naked? No They earing bow-ties"

She laughs "But the dick?"

"Swinging in the breeze"

"Oh god And Simon and Harrison stood there and watched?"

"I wouldn't say they watched, exactly They were at the bar, talking about some museum in Paris, but they saw plenty"

"And you?"

"Gotta stay with the groom"

She rests her head in the crook of et a dance here?"

"No"

"Oh Good I… wouldn't be okay with that I know soether I don'tyou"

"I don't want anyone else touching me"

"You promise?"

"I do" I pull her closer "Now, can we get the fuck out of here?"

"Yeah, but I still want to see some dick"

"Some? Or mine?" I turn her around Press my palm into the small of her back

"I was hoping for uess I'll take yours"

"You guess?"

"One is less than many"

"You want quantity over quality?"

"I want quality and quantity," she teases

"I should punish you for that sass, baby"

"You should"

I lead her out of the club

Finally, we hit fresh air Quiet At two blocks froht Kind of quiet, but bliss, compared to the club

I've never been a strip club guy, but I've enjoyed it before That was fucking torture

Was it all Jimmy?

Or is it so her?

It's strange, new, intoxicating

"You want to take the limo home?" I ask

"You meant what you said about five months? Without another woman?"

"Yeah"

"And you've been tested recently?"

"Last month Why?"

"Me too At my last checkup It's been a while And I have the IUD…" She looks up at me "Should we?"

"Should we?"

"Try it without a condom?"

"Where the fuck is that limo?"

Chapter Thirty-Three

Briar

Liam pulls the door closed behind him He slides onto the bench next to me, rolls the partition, connects his cell to the sound system "Requests?"

"Do you usually play music?"