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“I hate this.”
“I hate it for you, BFF.”
“I don’t know which pisses me off the most—Chad’s sappy Hallmark card or the two-hundred dollar Starbucks gift card that he stuck inside it. They’re both over the top.”
“What pisses me off the most is him throwing his money at you through that Starbucks gift card. As if he could buy his way back into your good graces.”
“He’s all about his money and flashing it. I just overlooked him being that way because I know how he was raised. It was with very little,” I explained.
“Plenty of folks grow up like that and don’t turn into gigantic assholes.”
“You’re right.”
“Are you going to let the one in Fort Worth know that you received his gifts?”
“Nope. There’s no point.”
“Actually, you could make a very loud and clear point to him.”
“How?”
“Burn his Hallmark card, and I’ll video you while you’re doing it. Afterward, we’ll go to Starbucks and buy every person in the place whichever caffeinated beverage they want. If credit is left on the gift card, give it to someone. Of course, I’ll have to video all that, too, and then I’ll text you both videos so you can forward them to ol’ Chaddy-poo.”
I chuckled. “As tempting as your plan is—um, no. I don’t want to open the door to communication with him.”
“Okie dokie. But if you change your mind, let me know.”
“Not likely to happen.”
“What are you going to do with the two cards?”
“I gave my momma the Starbucks one and told her to treat herself and her favorite school faculty members. Chad’s Hallmark card is in about fifty pieces in the kitchen trashcan.”
“Most excellent.”
“Shifting gears on you… I need to tell you about something else that happened today.”
“Jesus, what now?”
“No, no. It’s a positive thing.”
“Then it must have to do with Rhys.”
“It does,” I said, smiling. “After we ate lunch at Gallagher’s, we kissed in his truck.”
“Not surprised.”
“Well, that wasn’t the only thing we did. We came back to my momma and daddy’s and had sex in my bed.”
“That doesn’t surprise me, either.”
“Really?”
“Yes, really. I go back to what I told you last Friday about the fire that’s never stopped burning between you and Rhys.”
I sighed. “Well, it became an inferno earlier and consumed both of us.”
“What was it like for you, being with Rhys again?”
