Page 83 of What if I Told You

Quinton hands the bag of phrases off to Dex who giggles like a little punk and pulls out the first phrase.

“Go for it Milo,” Harrison tells him.

Milo reads the phrase, “Ache um duh mister.”

“What?” Tate frowns.

“Ache um duh mister.”

“A cum dumpster?” Kinsley asks.

Dex nods and gives her a wink. “Right on Kink!”

“Kink?” I ask. I thought her name was?—”

“Long story,” everyone says in tandem.

“Okay next one!” Dex pulls the next phrase from the bag.

“Ear wreck tiled his funk shin.”

“Erectile Disfunction!” Tate shouts. “That was too easy.”

Dex giggles at the next one. “Okay next!”

Scarlett cocks her head as she reads, “Chick ago win det un nail.”

“What the fuck?” Harrison murmurs. “You might have to say that again.”

“Chick ago win det un nail.”

Milo shakes his head in confusion. “Maybe say it really fast this time?”

“Chickagowindetunnail.”

Tate’s face deadpans as the answer comes to her. “Oh my God, Dex. You didn’t.”

Dex giggles and all too excitedly says, “Yes I fucking did.”

She palms her forehead, embarrassingly amused as Dex requests that Scarlett say it again for everyone nice and slow this time.

“Chick aaaagooo wiiin det uuunnn nail.”

Harrison turns to Milo and asks, “Is she saying Chicago wind tunnel?”

“Oh fuck. Dex!” Milo bursts out laughing. “Yeah that’s exactly what she’s saying.”

“I don’t get it.” Bear shrugs. “What’s a Chicago wind tunnel?”

Dex smirks and says, “It’s when?—”

Tate throws her hand over Dex’s mouth and glances at Bear. “Urban Dictionary, my new friend. You can learn all you need to know from Urban Dictionary. And I’ll ask you to kindly excuse the oddity that is my teenage boy of a husband.”

It’s latewhen Ella and I make it back to the apartment. Letting me know she has to pee she excuses herself to her room so she can use the bathroom, so I do the same and then brush my teeth so I’m ready for bed. Ella has slept with me almost every night since the earthquake and definitely every night since I kissed her, so I see no reason tonight would be any different.

Except I hope it’s a little different.

I hope tonight she comes to bed naked.

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