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One, I did get laid. Two, I apologise for leaving you with his snoring. Three, I’m your best friend?

Bash

Asshole.

Samar

So…is she still worth it?

Yup.

Bash

Is she your girlfriend now?

It’s just sex. Fuck buddies, if you will.

Samar

By the way you were looking at her, I’m not sure this was ever just sex.

He’s right. My distaste for this arrangement isn’t a secret, but this is the only way I’ll have anything to do with her, so I accept my fate. I’ll practise hiding my feelings from her, it’ll be a piece of cake. Groaning, I shake my head at my stupidity. This is the compromise I had to make, because there’s no way I’m going back to lifebeforeVera. And I’ll eventually get over this burning need for more. Right?

The heart wants what the dick wants too.

Grunting at my inner voice, I reply to my friends.

Well, she doesn’t want anything more than sex. And I want her.

Bash

Must be some kind of magical pussy.

Wash your mouth out or I’ll do it for you.

Bash

Oooh, possessive. I gotta say, seeing Florian sad about being abandoned was worth it, though.

Samar

He wasn’t that sad considering he went off with another woman.

Bash

For real? That man has too much charm.

I’m glad his charm didn’t work on her.

Bash

Speaking of her…does she have a name?

Vera.

Samar

Pretty name for a pretty babe.

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