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“It worked for Sean. We were up all night.”

I shake my head. “I’m gonna go take a shower before you start giving me details.”

She hops off my bed and disappears into the hall.

“You’re such a prude, Jade!” I hear her yelling from downstairs.

“I am not a prude!” I yell back. “I just don’t like talking about my sex—”

I stop when I see Garret walking in. “Who are you talking to?”

“Harper. Why?”

“She’s outside.”

“How’d she get out there so fast?”

“I don’t know. Hey, Sean and I are going to run down and get the tent and the coolers so we don’t have to do it later. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”

“All right. I’m going to shower quick.”

He turns to leave, then stops. “What were you saying when I came in here?”

“Harper was asking how many times we had sex last night and I told her I wouldn’t talk about it.”

He laughs. “She asked me that, too.”

“When did she ask you?”

“Just now as she was leaving. She didn’t actually ask me, but Sean said she was dying to know and when I saw her I could tell she was about to ask so I just said a number and came upstairs.”

“You did not!”

“I did,” he says, smiling as he leans against the door frame.

“What number did you tell her?”

“Eight.” He keeps smiling.

I walk over and stand in front of him. “You told her we had sex eight times? We only did it four times.”

“Guys always up the number when it comes to sex. And I wanted her to think her juice drink worked. Sean said she drove like 20 miles to get whatever herbs she put it that drink.”

“You said itdidwork.”

“I didn’t need it.” He flashes his cocky smile.

“Eight times? You seriously said eight times?”

“You should’ve seen her face when I told her. At first it was shock, but then I think she was impressed.”

“Thanks a lot, Garret. Now she’ll ask me even more about last night. Don’t tell her anything else, okay?”

“I won’t.” He kisses me. “I gotta go. Sean’s waiting.” He takes off.

Eight times. I can’t believe he told her that.

CHAPTERTWENTY-SEVEN

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