Page 63 of In Too Deep

Laughing as we approach him, Coby shakes his head. “Congrats, mate!”

East stops humping the pole and turns to face us. “Not a bad effort for a pole fucker, huh?” he quips, and I shake my head.

“You’re weird,” I tease.

He purses his lips. “That’s why the bitches love me.”

Rolling my eyes, I chuckle. “I’m gonna tell Caro you called her a bitch.”

He opens his eyes wide. His face turns serious. “Caro loves me?”

I jolt my head back in shock. “What?”

“The bitches love me, and you claimed Caro was a bitch. So she loves me, right?”

I glance at Coby. “Um… that’s not what I meant. And I don’t know… that’s something you need to askher.”

He beams. “Caro loves me,” he murmurs.

I wince and turn to Coby, who’s trying not to laugh.

“So you love her?” I ask.

He scoffs. “Fuck, of course. I just can’t tell her ’cause it’ll scare her off.”

Beaming, I shake my head. “No, you should tell her.”

“Seriously? She won’t think I’m a pussy?”

Laughing, I tilt my head. “Well, shewillthink you’re a pussy, but then shewillgive you some pussy.”

East laughs, and Coby beams. “I’ve never heard you talk like that. Caro, yes, but you, no. It’s kinda… hot.” Coby pulls me to him and wraps his arms around my waist.

“Oh, really? What? You like me saying…pussy?” I utter the last word seductively, and he chuckles.

“Oh, please, don’t you two start getting all googly-eyed at each other,” East berates.

A loud squeal echoes through the area.

We all turn to spot Caro racing for us.

Gathering around for another foursome group hug, she collides with us all, and we laugh as she squeals.

“Oh my God! Did you see, did you see?” she asks, pulling back from us and jumping into East’s arms.

“Babe, you did amazing.”

She leans in, kissing him and I smile at Coby.

Caro pulls back and shakes her head. “I don’t win gold…ever. What the fuck is with that? But you, Mr. Awesome, getting a silver behind that unstoppable American, I’m so proud of you,” she chimes, smiling up at East. He smiles back, moving some wet hair away from her face and behind her ear.

He stares into her eyes and gulps. “I love you,” he blurts.

Opening my eyes wide, I turn to Coby.

I am unsure of how Caro will take this. We haven’t discussed this possibility at all, so I’m not sure where she sits with this idea.

She’s quiet for a second, and then she sniffs. “Really?” she whispers. I grab Coby and walk off when she leaps into East’s arms with an excited squeal. “I love you, too, you big crazy buffoon.”

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