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I have no idea what kind of older er woman fantasy she just had in her head, but I sure as fuck hope it involved me

“Boys are so… childish,” she says, sounding so sophisticated Like a woman of the world, which makes me smile and then chuckle

I’h

I laugh because I agree and I’ asot her alone But I also know I couldn’t help it

Idiot! Throwing yourself at her like that Try talking to her Einstein Maybe dinner?

“Let’s start over,” I suggest “You’re traveling and we’ve just happened toto know you Thencar?”

Her eyes widen and then narrow as she listens, and I can tell she likes the idea

But there’s sos

“What aboutets off the train, she’ll be all alone”

I wince a little internally, but anything for Natasha is never too much

“How about we all have dinner together? We can see how it pans out with your friend”

She breathes a sigh of relief as if a h I’d rather have her all toabout her friend either

“Where do you get off?” she asks, ain

“I think I’ all the way,” I remark cryptically, which makes her smile too

Chapter Seven

Natasha

After the shock of Michael kissing me for real, not just as a dare, I have plenty toto keep up with his conversation

Keep up with everything that’s happened so suddenly

It feels like a drea has happened so quickly

Onewith Suzanna’s stupid dare, the next I’ for real as I have my hands on a real life man

And not just any man, Michael Stapleton

He seees, but when I look at him I don’t see a number

If anything I’

All the things I’ve proven e or another on this trip so far with my friend Suzanna, and even my mom