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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