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“They asked, and I felt pressured to answer,” Mia said, barely ht face

“Squirt” had been sorade, I had fallen asleep in history class My teacher had wokenI come up to the front of the class and answer a question on the board As I walked up, the entire class, including the god dalanced down and realized I’d had a wet dream

God, even thinking about it brought back those sas of embarrassment and terror For months, everyone referred to h back then, being as skinny and weird as I was

“You’ll pay for this,” I said, narrowing my eyes at her

She giggled, pursing her lips in mock horror “Come –on, Coop It was funny”

“ItThe worst experience of rumbled

Pete, still howling with laughter banged his hand down on the table “And it’s evenyour line of work,” he panted

I glared at him His mouth dropped open as he realized what he’d just said

“Why?” Mia asked, confused

“Because insurance isn’t the most sexy profession around,” I replied smoothly

She giggled, buying it

I sighed That ay too close Again I felt that sick feeling in the pit of et her away from Pete before he had anymore to drink

“I think it’s ti to my feet

Pete looked at etically while Sam just sat there aardly

“I’ll call you guys, yeah?” Turning to Mia, I smiled “Can I walk you back?”