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When I open my eyes, my vision is hazy. I blink a few times before grabbing the soap from the ledge and washing off.

As I rinse the suds off my body, I silently scold myself.

That’s enough. No more fantasizing about Lucy.

But as I turn off the water and dry off, I know I’m lying to myself.

It’s only a matter of time before I break down again and jerk off to the thought of her.

Because she’s all I can think about. She’s all I want.

Chapter 40

Lucy

“Lucy! I love your costume!”

Briar runs up and hugs me the second I walk into her apartment.

“You don’t think it’s lame?” I ask.

She pulls back and holds my shoulders, shaking her head. “No way. It’s perfect. Misty from Pokémon is the perfect costume for you.”

I smile, feeling relieved. I threw this costume together at the last minute. I’ve been so busy working at Hollis and working at the diner that I didn’t have the energy to come up with an elaborate costume. So I went for what seems to be the go-to costume for red-headed girls like me: Misty from Pokémon.

Briar looks at my outfit: a yellow cropped tank top, red suspenders, jean shorts, and white sneakers.

“You look so cute!” she squeals.

I smooth a hand over my hair, which is styled in a high ponytail. “Thanks. So do you.”

She beams as she plays with the ends of the brunette wig she’s wearing. “Blake and I thought it would be fun to do a couple’s costume,” she says. “We’re Jake and Amy from Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

She’s wearing a pink blouse, black blazer, black trousers, and heels. I grin at the fake police badge and ID card she’s wearing.

“It’s amazing,” I say. “You and Blake are gonna look so cute together.”

There’s a knock at her door. She goes to answer it and lets in Poppy and Anna. Anna’s dressed in scrubs and a white lab coat with a stethoscope draped around her neck. Poppy is dressed in a long, hot-pink gown and white gloves with a fake gold crown on her head.

“Grey’s Anatomy and Princess Peach!” I say when I go to hug them. “I love it.”

Poppy chuckles. “Thanks. I love your Misty costume. It’s perfect.”

“That’s what I told her,” Briar says. “Let me guess, Nick is dressed as Mario?”

Poppy chuckles. “Yup. He really wanted to do a couple’s costume.”

“What couple from Grey’s Anatomy are you and Travis?” I ask Anna.

“Meredith and Derek,” she says. “I suggested Cristina Yang and Owen Hunt, because Cristina is my favorite, but Travis hates Owen for cheating on her, and refused to dress up as him.”

“Aww it’s cute how he’s so into that show now because of you,” Poppy says.

Anna smiles. “I converted a grumpy hockey goalie into a Grey’s Anatomy superfan. I’m pretty proud of myself.”

Both Anna and Poppy rave about how good Briar looks in the wig she’s wearing.

Briar grabs her phone from the couch. “Let’s take a photo.”