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I obeyed. Then I was hurried out of the door, thrown into Kelly's car and off we went.

I opened the purse to put my phone into it and a whole bunch of condoms fell out.

“Holy Mother of God!” I screeched.

“She found the condoms,” Pearl guessed, peering at me through the rearview mirror.

“What am I supposed to do with all these?”

Kelly burst out laughing. “Hey, that’s just about enough for one good night of fucking.”

“I’m keeping two and throwing the rest out,” I mumbled.

“Why, are you planning to let him go in raw?”

I cringed. “Oh God! Please stop.”

Kelly hooted with laughter. “Stop being such a goody two shoes.”

I looked out the window. “I urgently need a change of friends.”

Natalie was out on the front drive of her family’s farm. She was smoking and pacing nervously. She threw the butt away and hurried over.

“Finally! Where have you all been?” she demanded impatiently.

“What’s wrong?” Pearl asked.

“I’m gonna break his heart,” she said, slamming the door shut.

I was confused. “Break his heart? I thought you were going to talk to him.”

“I did talk to him. Yesterday. And he fucking pissed me off telling me we’re perfect the way we are now. Honestly, I’m better off getting out now rather than years later when he gets bored with the relationship, and because he has no self-discipline whatsoever, he'll go out and cheat on me and expect me to forgive him. Absolutely fucking not!”

Stunned and speechless we stared at her while she ranted.

Suddenly she smiled, a crazy smile, into the stunned silence in the car. “That’s it. Enough about me. Let's go have fun. We need to find a splendid hunk for Montana to fornicate with and a big bowl of tomato soup for me. I’m famished.”

I blinked. “Oh boy. Tonight was definitely going to be something to remember.”

Chapter 4

Cole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdj6lG1aAh4

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“Great! Just fucking great,” I muttered, ending my call with AAA.

I kicked the tire of the rented car that had suddenly and inexplicably died on me. So, I was stuck in the middle of nowhere and, since it was Saturday night, it would be hours before I could expect any roadside assistance.

There was no way I was standing by the side of the road waiting for them. I was not all that far away from Stormy City so my best bet would be to walk into town and either find some accommodation for the night, or even better find a cab that would get me back to New York.

But first, I called Mrs. Frost and explained my situation to her and asked her if she would be able to keep Bianca for the whole night.

“It would be a pleasure,” she said.

“Thanks. I really appreciate it. May I speak to my daughter?”

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