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I shake my head.
She nods, taking in the information, adding it to her picture of me. She doesn't sayof course, you're a neat freak, but I hear it anyway.
Only I don't hate it on her lips.
I see the appreciation in it.
She waits while I pour the coffee and a cup of English Breakfast for myself.
"May I—" she motions to the stainless-steel fridge. "Or will I mess up the order?"
Probably, yes, but I don't want to admit it.
She notices that. Smiles. Opens the fridge door anyway. She pulls out a carafe of almond milk, pours a little, puts it back exactly where she found it. "How's that?"
"Close," I say.
"You are kinda like your dad, huh?"
"How would you like if I said that to you?"
She takes a long sip of her coffee. "I'd be surprised. People don't usually see that."
See what?
"That's actually… why I got here early." She runs her fingers over the handle of her mug. "I know I'm supposed to stay with Cass and you're supposed to stay with Damon. And I still want to do that. I haven't had enough time with her. But…"
But they can't stop talking about music.
But they'll have sex in one of the rooms.
But they're too fucking loud in both situations.
"I just wanted to make a pact, I guess," she says. "If either of us gets sexiled, we'll open the room to the other."
"What if I want to bring someone back to my room?"
Her eyes go wide. "Oh. Right. Of course. It's a weekend in Vegas. And you're single now. Say no more. I'm thinking about that too."
Not the way I am.
"I really need to… stop putting my foot in my mouth." She motions zipping her lips again. "But if you could not mention that to Cassie."
"Not mention your quest for dick?" I try to say it casually, but the words feel awkward on my tongue. I don't like thinking of her with someone else. Certainly not with some random guy who won't appreciate her.
"More or less," she says. "Yes. I won't mention your quest for—"
"Don't think about finishing that sentence."
She smiles and mimes zipping her lips again. "How about I text you if there's a sex-ile situation and you do the same. And as long as we're not busy getting busy, we'll help each other out."
"Are you really looking to get laid?" That comes out more flirtatiously than I mean it.
She perks up, hearing every drop of intent.
I dial back as fast as I can. "There are lots of assholes and creeps out there."
"Thanks, Dad. Do you want to make sure I have condoms too?" She makes a show of rolling her eyes. "I'm going to be a sex researcher, you know!"
