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I looked at Meadow who was grinning widely. “I think your man has finally found his balls.”

“So, you’re throwing all of us away? Just like that?” Karen demanded.

“No.” Basil stood up and dropped some dollar bills on the table. “You threw me away when you decided to fuck with my woman. This friendship is done. I came here to tell you that to your faces.”

“Felix?” Ajay asked.

I couldn’t see Felix, but I heard him clear enough.

“I don’t want to be an asshole. Seeing how I treated Summer…it was awful.”

The video ended. I stared at the blank screen, my pulse thudding in my ears.

Meadow let out a breath. “Well. I gotta admit, that was hot.Hewas hot.”

I shot her a look.

She held up her hands. “What? A man cutting off toxic people to become a better person?Sexy.”

“Are you talking about Felix or my man?” I demanded.

“Your man?” Meadow chuckled.

I gave out an exaggerated sigh. “Slip of the tongue.”

“Freudian slip I’d say.” Meadow put her hand on mine. “Babe, it’s okay if you want him back.”

“Of course, I want him back. I love him! I also want to eat a whole chocolate cake, but I don’t because it’snothealthy.”

“Have you ever done oral with cake icing?” Meadow asked, her eyes bright.

I gave her a dry look, barely hiding my irritation. “Can we focus on the man and not the dick for a minute?”

“Men are dicks, babe.” Meadow chortled, cracking up at her own joke.

“You think I can trust him again?” I mused, feeling an indescribably strong urgent need to talk to Basil.

“Yes, babe, you can,” Meadow assured me. “He fucked up, no doubt about it. But the man went viral telling the world he fucked up, but mostly he was telling you. What more do you want?”

“Him on his knees?” I suggested glibly.

“He good at eating pussy, is he?” Meadow licked her lips salaciously.

“Woman, get your head out of the gutter!” I exclaimed.

Meadow let out a long breath. “It’s just been some very dry weeks for me. I miss sex.”

“Tell me about it,” I said mournfully.

Sex with Basil was top notch.

Meadow was right, Basilwasgood at eating pussy. He was also good at making me come like never beforeandmaking me feel like a queen. How could a man who worshipped me in bed fuck up so badly outside of it?

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I DON’T WANT TO DIE ALONE

SUMMER

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