Page 33 of For the Win

Our drinks arrive and I grab my margarita.Everly lifts her nearly empty glass.“I think I’m gonna need another one of these.”

“Of course.”The server looks at Lacey and Taylor.

“Bring ’em,” Lacey says.

I smile.

“Not a problem at all,” Everly assures me.“We’re just...curious.”

“It was nothing,” I say.“Just a drink.”I don’t tell them about my embarrassing freak-out.

“I thought you had a boyfriend.”Everly says.

“No.”I blink at her.

“That guy at the paddleboard place...where you have your classes...what’s his name?”

“Oh, Taj!No, he’s just a friend.And my roommate.We live together.”

“He is freakin’ gorgeous,” Lacey says.

“He’s also gay,” I add.“So definitely not my boyfriend.”

“Ah.Okay, then.”Everly nods.

Their drinks arrive, we order food, then Lacey says, “Okay you guys, I have to tell you about this new pillow I got.”

“Pillow?”Taylor tips her head.

“It’s a sex pillow.”

“Whaaat?”We all gape at her.

“Not even kidding.It’s amazing!”

“What does it do?”I ask curiously.

“It helps get you in the right positions.It’s made by this company, Femme Products.Have you heard of it?”

We all shake our heads.

“The owner of the company, or I should say one of them, is married to a hockey player.Former hockey player.”

“Who?”Everly asks.

“Jared Rupp.He used to play for the Chicago Aces.”

“Oh yeah.How about that.”

“They make sex products just for women.”

“That’s very cool.Tell us more.”

“It’s kind of small, and soft, and sort of wedge-shaped.”She uses her hands to demonstrate.“You can put it under your hips, and it tips things up so you get, ah, maximum contact where you need it.”Lacey grins.“Or you can put it under your armpit...”She gestures.“If you’re lying on your side and he’s behind you.All kinds of positions.”

Everly sighs.“I guess I better just get over hearing about my nephews having sex.”

Janey and I laugh.“That must be weird,” Janey agrees.“I need this pillow.”

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