Sharon laughed.
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“Hey,” Gage said when she joined her in the den.
“Oh, hey. Shopping?” Sharon asked.
Gage laughed and replied, “Yeah. Nia said we could take whatever, right?”
“Right.” She laughed back. “So, I put some stuff I might take on the desk, but if you want something from there, you can have it. None of those have been used.”
“You know what I was just thinking?”
“What?”
“We’re about to take, like, twenty sex toys to an airport. I might have to check my bag this time.”
“Thistime?” Sharon asked.
“I didn’t on the way here.”
“You let your bag, filled with the stuff you brought here, go through security?”
“The guy’s face was priceless when he scanned it.” Gage laughed. “And I’m not ashamed. I like sex. I like using things sometimes. Nothing’s wrong with that.”
“Agreed, but still. What if they wanted to inspect your bag?”
“They would’ve gotten quite a show, I guess.”
“Babe, are–” Carrie stopped when she walked into the den and saw them. “You’re not taking all that. Gage, there’s no way we’d ever use all of that.”
“First of all, yes, we would. I have way more than that at home. Did you forget what I do for a side hustle?”
“No, I didn’t. But you havemorethan this?”
Carrie pointed to the pile of toys Sharon had set aside for herself.
“I do. And I can’t wait to show you all of them when you visit. You can pick out anything you want, and we’ll start there. This, however, is Sharon’s pile. She and Debra must be planning to get busy this week.” Gage wrapped her arms around Carrie’s waist and asked, “Hey, do you want to try that lube tonight?”
“Gage, we’re not exactly alone.”
“Sharon doesn’t care. Do you, Sharon?”
“Nope. We’re literally going through sex toys right now to decide who takes what.”
“You’ve also slept with my girlfriend, so there’s that.”
“Shit. Do we need to talk about that?” she asked. “We can, but it was just sex. I promise, I have no–”
“It’s okay,” Carrie interrupted. “At this point, I’m just givinghera hard time. When she visits, I’m going to make her have dinner with my friends, one of them being my ex-boyfriend, so that should be fun revenge for me.”
“If he so much as puts a hand anywhere on your body, I’m taking him outside to kick his ass,” Gage stated.
“Okay, tough guy,” Carrie replied and kissed her. “Go shop. I’m going to see if Nia or the caterers need any help for dinner.”
“You’re not supposed to work the thing, babe. We’re paying forthemto do that.”
“I know, but it’ll keep me busy.”
