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“Coop! Over here!”

I spotted Pete and Sa at noring the flirty smiles of several women on the way

“How’smy shoulder He pushed a beer toward me “Drink up, buddy You’re already behind”

“Yeah, well, so at him

Pete could only be described as a professional student The guy had been at college for the last seven years, and still had a year to go And to think, if I’d followed my dream of medicine, that could’ve been me

“Yeah, well, so hot wohed as his blond hair fell onto his face

“Come on,” I scoffed “You probably screw more women than I do”

Pete liked nothingas they were remotely female—his words, not mine My otten a call at three in thefro if the vagina in question used to be a penis We never spoke of that call again, and to this day I still don’t know if he went there But, knowing Pete, he probably did

“Maybe true, but the difference is I don’t get paid for it,” he grumbled

I rolled s with you?”

He shrugged “Yeah, pretty good Jessie is stressing about the wedding, but if I stay out of her way it’s all good” He shook his head as I laughed Saettin

g married in less than six ine the pain he’d be feeling She was a stress-head at the best of tis out the worst in everyone That I knew from experience

“The key is don’t have an opinion That’s the only way you’ll survive,” I chuckled

“Yeah, I’ to realize that” He raised his eyebrows surreptitiously and took a sip of beer “Hoork? Did you just co

Sam and Pete were the only two people who knew the truth about le twenty-six-year-oldsuspicion