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Uh…

My blush spreads over my cheeks, down my chest. Every part of me gets hot at once. I… uh…

He presses his palm into my lower back. "You want everyone to hear you come, sweetness?"

I barely manage to nod.

He smiles as he pulls my body into his.

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We exit to a slow clap.

It's just Dean slow clapping, but still.

Leighton laughs. "We barely heard anything."

Dean shakes his head. "We heard every second."

Sandy looks to me. "We heard… well, Iris, you're really loud."

Oh God.

Kaylee adjusts her cream cardigan. "It wasn'tthatloud. You weren't any louder than Walker."

Ryan plops on the counter next to Leighton. "You're both loud."

"Sorry." I smooth my dress. Fix my hair.

Walker beams, proud.

God, this is embarrassing. Hot. But also embarrassing.

I bury myself in my boyfriend's chest.

He wraps his arms around me. Leans in to whisper. "You keep doing that, I'm gonna have you again."

"You're unusually insatiable."

"Existential dread."

I laugh. "Really?"

"I can't think insightful shit?"

"No, you can—"

"Sounds like I can't."

"It's just not the type of thing you usually say." I stare into his dark eyes. "You look good for your age."

"Do I?"

"You're thirty-five, right?" I tease.

He shakes his head. "Eighty."

"Really?"

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