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“I missed you. I know you’re still angry with me for leaving. You never answered my texts or phone calls.”
“I’ll admit that I was upset. I needed you, baby girl, and you just left me.”
“I’m sorry, Nate. I’m torn between you and Jordan. I love you both.”
“How can you love him? You barely know each other.”
“But that doesn’t mean I can’t love him. I really do.”
“So now I’m going to be second fiddle?”
“No. Don’t say that. I love you too, just in a different way.”
“Does that mean you won’t visit me? Just a weekend. The club owner is putting me up in a great place near the water. I’ll be sharing it with a few people, but I have my own room.”
“If Jordan’s away, I can do it.”
“You’re chaining yourself to this guy. You did the same thing with Leo and look what happened. He fucked you and took off.”
“Nate, how could you bring that up? You know he hurt me.”
“Because I warned you about him, and you didn’t listen. Now you’re doing the same thing with Jordan.”
“It’s different with him. He’s nothing like Leo. He respects me.”
“I’m not going to be here when it happens. Then what?”
“I don’t want to argue about this. You’re going away tomorrow, and I want us to be okay.”
“Will you promise to visit me?”
“Yes. I’ll work something out. I’ll come for a whole weekend.”
“Then we’re okay? Hug me.”
“I need to go to bed. Work tomorrow, and then I have off for the Fourth.”
“Can you sleep with me tonight?”
“Are you still having nightmares?”
“Not as much, but I scared the shit out of Liz last night.”
“You can sleep in my bed. I’m afraid of what I’ll find on your sheets.”
“I’ll be right in. I just need to change into a pair of shorts.”
I head to my bedroom while Nate goes to his. I’m in just my panties when he opens the door, and I put my arm over my breasts.
“Baby girl, I’ve seen them before. Stop hiding.”
“Can you at least knock next time?”
He plays my nakedness off, but I see something in his eyes that scares me, desire. Nate has never looked at me that way before. Maybe I’m reading into it, and it’s nothing. I slip on a t-shirt as Nate slips into my bed, and I follow. He pulls me against the hard planes of his body and tucks his head against my shoulder. I fade off into a dreamless sleep.
The next morning, Nate is still curled around my body with his hand tucked under my breast. When did that happen? I don’t remember going to sleep in that position. I’m a little creeped out that my best friend is touching me there, and I slide out of his grasp.
“Where are you going?” Nate murmurs.
