“This is what people are talking about when they talk about make-up sex, isn’t it?” I choke on my tea. “Not exactly.” He laughs at me. “No, I mean . . . It’s like when you think you’re going to die—like, you’re sure you’re about to lose your head—and then, at the last minute, you don’t. The other guy bites it instead. And it feels like you cheated somehow—” “Knowing you, you probably did cheat somehow.” “—but you’re still alive, and everything feels so amazing and, like, urgent. Like, you can’t believe how lucky you are to breathe, and you just want to breathe all the air at once.” “Most
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