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And below that:

SHE WANTS #1.

I stared at it.

That hurt in a way even the sex question hadn’t.

The question at the bottom made me sound promiscuous.

This made me feel exposed.

Even worse.

I had spent two years loving Declan Bishop in humiliating silence. Apparently I hadn’t been nearly as silent as I thought.

Someone came into the bathroom.

Two girls. I recognized their voices before they came around the partition.

“Did you see the update?”

“Which one?”

“Piper.”

My stomach tightened. I stayed where I was.

“She obviously wants Chief.”

“Everybody knows that.”

Everybody. Wonderful.

“What I want to know is what happened with Megan.”

The second girl lowered her voice. “That’s what number one means. Worth ruining your life over.”

“Is it Megan?”

“No shit.”

“But she’s new. I thought it was maybe related to that whole thing last year.”

“What whole thing?”

“I’m not telling you in here.” They laughed.

I heard the door open.

Then one of them added, “Can you imagine having all five Bishops basically living in your backyard and not sleeping with at least one?”

The door shut behind them. For a second I just stood there.

I wasn’t even relieved that there was at least someone who didn’t think I was sleeping with all of them.

The exposure felt so much worse.

I ripped the list off the stall. Crumpled it. Threw it in the trash. None of their business.