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“I exist as I am, that is enough.”
“You know the great thing about family?” I mused. “They weren’t your choice, so you’re not responsible. The great thing about friends is that you can choose them.”
“A man who stands in front of a woman does nothing more than block her view. She needs a man standing next to her, so grow up.”
“I’m never letting you go again, Tate,” I whispered, almost desperate. “I’m your friend forever, and if that’s all I get, then that’s what I’m taking, because only when you’re here”—I took her hand and placed it on my heart—“do I feel like my life is worth a damn.”
Okay, screw Jared. Answer me this . . . do you think about Ben?
My phone beeped with another text, and I looked down, almost kicking myself that I’d texted Madoc at all this morning. Do you want him, need him, and live for him? Madoc asked.
Does he make you horny? Madoc continued, and I snatched up my phone again. “Seriously?” I blurted out at his crass vocabulary. Do you want to crawl all over him in the morning? he went on, and I let out a loud sigh. Yeah. Shut up now.
Does he give you a lady boner? he teased. Make your loins quiver and throb? Do you masturbate to him? “Madoc!” I growled at my phone, squeezing it tight. “What the . . . ?” Why so quiet? My phone beeped again. Answer my questions, Tate! Motherf . . . I clenched my teeth. “I’d talk if you’d just shut up, jackass,” I fumed.
Okay, real quick: Ben or Jared? he inquired. Huh? Ben or Jared? he urged again. Don’t think. Just say the first name that pops into your head. My mouth fell open, exhaling a frustrated sigh. “Wha . . .” Ben or Jared!!! he text-screamed. My thumbs shook as I tried to type, but my brain felt like little electric wires were zapping every hair follicle on my scalp. I squeezed the phone, trying to find the letters. Now! he beeped.
Gosh, you’re quiet today. I shook my head, amused and exhausted at the same time. I brought my phone up above me, typing my response. Very funny. His response came immediately. Shall I tell you what to do? Yes, I replied. But you already know. I typed quickly. Tell me anyway.
His text took only a moment. You tell the guy you’re dating that your boyfriend’s back. I let my arms drift back down to the bed as I closed my eyes, sighing. Yeah, that’s what I was thinking, too. My phone beeped again. And he’s gonna be in trouble . . . What the . . . ? Hey-la,hey-la, my boyfriend’s back, he continued singing, and laughter tickled my throat. “You’re on crack,” I whispered to myself. I bit my lip between my teeth, and the warm sensation of anticipation started filling me for the first time in years. I brought up my phone and typed. You see him comin’, better cut out on the
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“Well.” Fallon rubbed her neck, acting like they hadn’t been trying to eavesdrop. “I’m determined to make the most of this time with just the two of us, but you know Madoc . . .” She trailed off, sounding amused. “The more the merrier. He wants five. I said one. We compromised at five.”
