Page 60 of The Purest Fake

She laughs, curling her legs under her on the couch. “It tastes good. You should give it a chance.”

“I have, and it’s a never again for me.”

“So did you and Cooper have fun last night?” she asks.

“We did.” I roll my lips together. “You’re not going to believe this, but he’s a virgin.”

Her teeth press into her bottom lip. “Uh, yeah… I actually knew that already.”

My lower jaw momentarily drops. “How did you know?”

“He told Rogan.”

“And of course Rogan told you,” I finish for her.

“And I promised not to tell anyone.”

Grabbing a throw pillow, I smash it into her. “I’m not just anyone, Autumn.”

“I know, but there was no reason to share that with you. The two of you are in a pretend relationship, not a real one.”

She’s right. And I can’t remember a time when Autumn’s broken a promise she’s made.

“I guess I see your point.”

“What made him tell you?”

“We were talking about his upbringing and how his faith played a big part in him not having a girlfriend. I asked when he lost his virginity and he said he hadn’t.”

“He must think of you as a close friend if he confided in you,” she says.

“I hope so. Especially since I agreed to teach him about sex.”

Autumn’s brow lowers. “What do you mean ‘teach him’? Are you talking about in a hands-on way?”

“Yes. We’ve renegotiated our agreement to include no-strings sex.”

“Oh my God. You’re taking his virginity?” she yells, whacking me with one of the throw pillows so hard my hair blows in every direction.

I laugh, pushing the flyaway strands back from my face. “I’m not taking his anything. He’s asked for my help and I’m giving it to him.”

“How is this going to work?” she asks, looking concerned.

“The round peg goes in the round hole.”

She hits me with the pillow again. “You know what I mean.”

I laugh. “Well, we’re starting out with some fooling around and working our way up to sex.”

“When does this begin?”

“Last night.” I smirk.

Her eyes open so wide, I’m worried they’ll pop from their sockets. “You little slut. What happened?”

“We made out and did some dry humping.” I fan my face. Just thinking about the result of all that is making me hot all over again.

“I bet he enjoyed that,” she snickers.

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