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I arch a brow, my voice rougher than I intend.

“Yeah?”

She leans in, her hand still beneath mine, her body warm and close, and grins.

“Yeah.”

I want to beat my chest and crow like the cocky motherfucker I feel like right then.

Carina is gonna come home with me.

Chapter15

Carina

Ibarely make it into Horace’s bathroom before I’m whipping out my phone like some kind of giddy, lovestruck teenager.

I text my sisters the moment my butt hits the counter.

Me:

Guys, it’s him!

MJ:

Who?

I take a deep breath, fingers flying across the screen.

Me:

Horace.

My date. It’s with Horace!

And we went to a restaurant. It was divine! And now I am back at his place. OMG!

I know I’m being insane, but I can’t help it.

I need them to know where I am just in case Horace the Hottie turns out to be Horace the Serial Unaliver.

Hewon’t, but you know. Better safe than Dateline.

Please don’t get all murdery with me.

My phone beeps. Dina has entered the chat.

Dina:

Okay, let’s all calm down.

Carina, do you have condoms?

My mouth drops open in horror.

Me:

What?! I am NOT talking about that with my baby sister!

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