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She turns to leave, but I grab her hand first. “Lucia, are we… friends?”

She smiles at me warmly. I think. It's kinda hard to see without my glasses. “Yeah, Ari. We’re friends.”

I grin brightly at her. “Stay with me tonight, then,friend.”

Lucia goes quiet before removing her hand from mine. “No sleepovers. Remember?”

“No sleepovers after sex,” I mumble. “We’re not having sex tonight.”

She bites her thumb nervously before taking a deep breath. “Get some rest, Ari. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Lucia walks out of my room now, leaving me alone in the darkness, wondering why the hell I just asked her to stay.

thirty-two

Ari

Lucia

You up?

Ari

Wow, you couldn’t be any more cliché if you tried

Lucia

You’re annoying

Ari

Yet you’re the one booty-calling me

Lucia

I’m texting

Ari

Booty-texting?

Lucia

Why do you have to be a pain in the ass?

Ari

I’m more than happy to come be a pain in your ass, sweetheart *winking emoji*

Lucia

Ari, we haven’t had sex in a week

Get your ass to my room

I need you

Ari

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