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"What's going on with you, girl? You look different," Lucy noted.
"I was going to say anything, but you have this kind of glow about you," Amy added.
I shook my head. "What? No, that's ridiculous. I'm just still hot from the shower I just took."
"Yeah, sure," Lucy said. "It doesn't have anything to do with the fact that you have canceled our plans for the last couple of weeks because you were with Wolfie and Adam?"
"Oh? This is a new development," Amy said from her little zoom window.
"I told you all that I am just helping out with the whole fake engagement thing, so we're just keeping up appearances," I explained calmly, hoping they would drop the subject.
"Does keeping up appearances involve getting busy on a regular basis?" Amy asked.
"Because if it does, I am in full support of that," Lucy said.
"What is wrong with you two? What, are you all just bored, married ladies now?" I huffed.
"No," Lucy insisted at about the same time that Amy enthusiastically said, "I'll have you know, my sex life with my husband is better than ever."
Lucy laughed as I made a gagging motion. Considering that Amy was married to my father, that was not a comment I needed to hear.
"Look, I know you guys would like to think that there's something there, but—"
They were not having it. "Because there's obviously something there," Amy said with raised eyebrows. "Come on, Reagan, out with it. You've been especially cagey about Adam. You, the girl who used to give me way too much detail about her conquests."
"Well, doesn't that tell you something that I'm not giving you any details?" I pointed out.
"Yeah. If I know you, it tells me that he's really important to you," Amy said.
"It does not," I answered lamely.
"Methinks the lady doth protest too much," Lucy chimed in.
I sighed. "Look, I'm not saying that there aren't…feelings. But it's no big deal. I just enjoy being in his company. He makes me laugh, and he makes me crazy. Quite frankly, he gives really good orgasms."
"Gee, is that all?" Amy asked sarcastically.
"I don't know, Rea, sounds like love to me," Lucy said.
"Love? Who said anything about love?"
"You didn't have to say anything," Amy said. "It's written all over your face. You love him, don't you?"
I felt cornered, and it must have shown on my face. While I had a decent poker face in the courtroom, I wasn't so good at hiding things for my two best friends. I had a sudden urge to burst into tears honestly.
"Oh, hey, Rea, I'm not trying to upset you," Amy said. "I just don't want you to miss out on something great because you're scared."
"It's okay to be scared, too," Lucy added. "But it's not okay to let it keep you from doing something that might make you happy."
"I know, I know, it's just…" I trailed off.
"Reagan, look at me," Amy said gently. "I know that you're worried about getting left," she said, and I had to fight back tears. "I know you had to watch your dad go through that, and I know how badly that hurt you. But things turned out okay for him, if I do say so myself."
I gave her a watery smile. "I know, I know that, Amy. I just, there's a lot to be mindful of, it's not just about me and Adam."
"Let's play devil's advocate, Reagan," Lucy said. "If things crash and burn, would you dip out of Wolfie's life?"
"No," I answered emphatically. "No, I would never do that to him."
