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Sam’s eyebrows shot to his hairline “My costume?”

I coughed, tugging at e Other than the rack of bicycles and a basket filled with various sports equip else must have been concealed behind the banks of white cabinetry I studied the spokes on a beach cruiser and tried to think of a segue that wouldn’t make me babble

“Halloween isn’t ood costume I’ve had a feinners over the years A police officer, a pirate, Superman, a taco…” Nope I couldn’t do it

“A taco?”

“Yes, it was s I hated it, but it won an award in my elerade”

Sam moved closer “Oh, yeah?”

“Mmh a great na to re at my lack of cool “Past tense Okay, that’s a lie I actually think uniforht word? No, perhaps not To titillate is to provoke or arouse or—”

He cupped ently brushed his thumb over my lips “Arouse?”

“Yes, but…”

“I have a question for you, Chet It’s a little personal and probably very inappropriate”

I sed hard “What is it?”

“Are you aroused right now?”

I nodded so fast, I made myself dizzy “Very much so, and I don’t knohy”

“M the quarterback”

“I am That’s true I don’t even knohat a quarterback is, but you have the blowing part correct” I pushedmy nose “I have an insatiable curiosity when it comes to…”

“Sex,” he finished

I dug ht soh my zipper I’d been on pins and needles froht I’d done pretty well at hiding ine The deep tiray at his telorious ood person elevated him in my estimation And that was before he’d confirmed he was bisexual

However, e of sexual coood I couldn’t decide if I wanted hiainst the cabinets and have his ithto happen Soon I was already in danger of co out loud

“Yes I—sex is good,” I agreed in a shaky tone

“Very good”