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Ben:It looked like you were until Chase showed up.
Kendra:Yeah, about that...
Ben:You don’t have to say anything to me, LOL. But I saw how you left, and I saw him calling after you. I just wanted to makesure he didn’t upset you.
Kendra:Nah, he didn’t.
Kendra’s screen showed the ellipses indicating that Ben was typing and then stopped. Her screen went dark and locked beforeshe received his next message.
Ben:He misses you, doesn’t he?
Kendra sucked her teeth.
Kendra:I don’t know. Probably. What’s not to miss?
Ben:Wow, I wish I could say I knew.
She scoffed out a laugh.
Kendra:Damn, not my ego catching strays... J/K.
Ben:Ha, shut up...
Kendra:You do know, right? You remember?
Ben:It’s kind of embarrassing to admit this, but that night is a little patchy for me. I know you were there, obviously. AndI found condom wrappers. So I’m imagining things happened... I’m just fuzzy on the details. I mean, you weren’t there whenI woke up.
Kendra:You really don’t remember any of it?
Ben:Any of what? Why don’t you tell me?
A wave of self-consciousness hit Kendra. She remembered every detail and couldn’t help her disappointment that he couldn’tsay the same. She bit her lip and stared at her screen, considering a litany of possible responses to his request before blowingout a breath.Fuck it.
Kendra:You don’t remember being in my mouth?
He sent a GIF of a male actor blinking in response.
Ben:I can’t say that I do... I wish I did though.
Kendra:That’s a shame... I remember everything.
Ben:Well, why don’t you enlighten me?
Kendra:What do you want to know? If you want the play-by-play, we should probably just have a conversation. It’s a lot to have totext.
Ben:Humor me.
A slow smile spread over Kendra’s lips.
Kendra:Give me about 30 minutes. I’m gonna get changed and clean up a bit.
Ben:Bet.
Chapter 12
Kendra spent time hydrating and housecleaning, zipping around to get as much done as she could. After she swept and moppedthe floors and cleared all the counter surfaces in the kitchen to wipe everything down, her phone pinged and she dried herhands before checking her messages. As she unlocked her phone, she saw BJ’s name. A smile played at the corners of her lips.What does this guy want now?
Ben:Hey.
