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“I’m not mad,” I said quietly. “Infuriated and annoyed. I was about to study.”

He grinned. “So can I come in? I promise I’ll be quiet.”

“You don’t know how to be quiet.”

“You can study and I’ll watch Rick and Morty and eat some of your chips. I know you have a stash.”

I was just impressed that he asked permission to enter instead of trying to use that damn grin and maybe even manhandle me into my room. But nope. He asked.

I stood aside, and god help me, the smile he gave me. “I’ll be good, I swear.”

He wasn’t good.

He wasn’t quiet.

He didn’t behave himself.

I didn’t get much studying done, but the orgasms were amazing.

Chapter Thirteen

Chase

Jimmy and Tate could try to rattle me all they liked. I was done pretending and I was done trying to hide it. And they could tease me all night, I didn’t care.

Hell, I probably deserved it.

For years I’d sprouted my anti-boyfriend rhetoric. For years I’d laughed at them and told them they were a special kind of stupid for wanting to get tied down to one person.

We were in college, for fuck’s sake.

We were supposed to be sowing wild oats and playing the field and whatever godawful clichés my parents would use. We were young and it was our rite of passage to rack up a body count.

It was our duty to service anyone willing. And repeats were fine, as long as they understood that dating was not on the table.

No responsibilities, no obligation, no blame.

I’d been the preacher of this mantra for years.

And what was I now?

Whipped, according to Jimmy.

Who thought it was the funniest thing in the history of ever.

And I didn’t even care.

All I could do was smile and agree because yes, I was.

And it was as pathetic and tragic as I’d always said it would be.

And it was also completely wonderful.

“He’s a goner,” Tate said, clinking his beer to mine. “RIP to the manwhore.”

“Well,” I amended, “I’m still a whore. It’s just now with one person. And lemme tell you, he’s fucking good at it.”

Jimmy laughed. “I thought you were supposed to be acting.”

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