The Play (Briar U, #3)
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Started reading April 15, 2025
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Demi
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Hunter
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Demi
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my new classmate Demi Davis is one cool chick.
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I’m not gonna lie—Hunter Davenport is growing on me.
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Also, Rupi’s and Brenna’s cycles somehow synced up so now they get their periods at the same time. They’re really mean when that happens.
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On Thursday night,
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It’s happening again. I’m fantasizing about Demi Davis, and this time I ain’t stopping it.
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Our box is the one for Wives and Girlfriends. I love it. We’re considered WAGs tonight,
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that affair,
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Nico grabs me, Darius and Pippa from campus.
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I did catch my father banging his secretary when I was fourteen years old. I did tell my mom, and she did tell me to not interfere in their marriage. Just be a good boy and stay quiet because Daddy takes care of us and what kind of life would we have without him.
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I don’t want to be with a liar and a cheater. I’m worth more than what you’ve given me.”
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“Let me help you clean out your drawer before you go,” she says angrily.
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“Dios mío!”
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HIM: Because you know I’d have to say no, Semi. I’m out of commission. I don’t even try to make sense of the disappointment that flutters through me. My emotions are all over the place these days.
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HUNTER: If I wasn’t, I’d be all over you, Demi.
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There’s always someone with a shittier life than yours. That doesn’t turn the shit in your life into roses.”
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Fascinated by child psychopaths, unhealthy relationship with food, will break your PlayStation if you f*%k with me.
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“Was that your move?” Delight dances in her eyes. “Licking the lips, brushing hair off my face, that little thumb rub. That’s totally the move. Right?” I flash a cocky smile. “Depends. Did it work?” “Yes,” she says frankly, and now it’s my breath that hitches.
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Demi’s ex since the night she went all Carrie Underwood on his stuff.
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she’s too busy singing along or bopping her sexy torso to the beat. She’s the cutest fucking thing and I want to kick myself for rejecting her.
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“That’s Dean,” I tell Demi, who for once is speechless. “Oh,” she finally remarks. “Wow.” I narrow my eyes. “What does that mean?”
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“It means he’s insanely attractive.” “Yeah, and he knows it,” Garrett says with a sigh.
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There’s always chemistry when two hot people are dancing, it’s inevitable. But the sight of Dean’s hands on Demi’s body makes my blood boil.
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I want Hunter Davenport.
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silence her protest with a growl. “You want your rebound? I’ll give you your fucking rebound. Let’s go.”
shawna
She got her man
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His bare torso taunts me. Smooth golden flesh with a smatter of hair between his heavy pecs. Sculpted abs tapering into a trim waist.
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“Oh my goodness. That thing’s been under there this entire time?”
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lol nice
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But Hunter makes noise.
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I love how vocal he is.
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I love the needy haze in his eyes as he raises himself up on his elbow and peers down at me.
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It feels so ridiculously good, and I get impossibly wetter.
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“I promise you, I’m not seeing anybody else. I’m not
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sleeping with anybody else. I’m with you, and I’m all in.” His voice cracks. “I love you.”
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Yes, she had her violent breakdown, her fit of rage when she hurled Nico’s stuff out the window and clocked him in the face.
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But I don’t think she ever fully dealt with the emotional implications of what Nico did.
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But this girl, the gorgeous woman in my lap—I’m definitely in love with her. I love everything about her. Her intelligence, her sassiness, her craziness. She has the most dynamic personality. There are so many different facets to Demi Davis, and the more I learn about her, the more I love her.
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Maybe that’s damn naïve of me, but ten chicks could walk in here right now, buck naked, and I’d still only have eyes for you.
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Fuckin’ Demi. That woman is literally the best thing that’s ever happened to me.