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“First the intro, Savannah.”

A part of him was already convinced this had in fact been a prank. A cruel and dangerous prank, given that she already knew what his reaction might be to something of this nature, evenwayback before much had happened between them. But a very small part of him needed to beabsolutelysure she wasn’t justthatgood. For a few agonizing moments there, he’d truly believed he’d been completely blindsided. He’d already begun having visuals of slamming the door behind her when she walked out, then his fist into the wall.

He pulled her to him, her back against him and she leaned back, so he could see her phone over her shoulder. She tapped away at the screen quickly as she explained more.

“Like I said, this still needs to be edited. My parents used to have to okay every one of these before we posted, but once we hit eighteen, they lost interest in monitoring them. Just gave us the spiel about being responsible and how the internet is forever, even if you do delete, blah, blah blah. You heard my mom the day we had dinner with them. I don’t even think they watch our videos anymore. There’s too many for them to keep up with. But I’m still gonna edit out the part where you mention rubbing yourself against me.”

She was laughing again when Byron brought his arm around her neck and started to squeeze with a groan. “That was the worst part. You had to say his name right when I did that?”

“I was afraid things were about to gethotand then I’d have to start a whole new video. I was already so nervous as it was. So, I just went for it.” She turned to look at him over her shoulder. “I almost lost it when you questioned me saying his name right when you were rubbing against me. It’s why I turned around, so you wouldn’t see me laugh. My dadcannotsee that part. I mean he knows we’re adults now and all—”

“Wait a minute. You can’t post this!” He’d been so riled up, then overwhelmingly relieved, he hadn’t even thought of that. “I cussed at you, babe. I’ll look like a douche. Your dad and his army of Moreno’s will come after me one by one.”

“No, they won’t.” She laughed. “Given the circumstances I think you reacted like most would.Especiallymy dad and uncles. Trust me.” Her laugh went higher pitched again as she shook her head. “I was with him a week ago.”

This time he bear-hugged her squeezing her much tighter than he had earlier. “Ugh.If I were arealdouche, I might’ve put my hands on you when you said that. That wassucha slap in the face.”

When she finally caught her breath again, she turned to face him and explained she didn’t think she’d be keeping it going for that long, so she’d begun to scramble for things to say. “When I blurted out that I could explain, I had no idea how I possibly could. I hadn’t thought that far ahead, and it was already getting so intense. So, my saying I’d been with him just a week ago came out of nowhere. I couldn’t even think straight at that point anymore. I grasped and spat out the first thing that came to me.” She pouted touching his face despite her still playful eyes “Oh my God, the look on your face when I said it. It was all I could take and had to call it.”

Savannah kissed him even as he tried to dodge her lips. But she continued giggling then went back to her phone. She began to cue it up but explained something else first.

“After the weekend of the anniversary and watching Manny’s hilarious video’s, Nena called me all excited saying we had to do some challenges. Seeing your reaction to Richard being there, and how you didn’t even attempt to mask the annoyance despite Nena standing right there, she thought you’d be aperfectcandidate for something like this.”

She went back to cuing the video and Byron watched it. It was of her setting up the whole thing. Explaining how herboyfriendcould be very intense, but Nena had begged her to do this and she was so nervous about it.

They watched together as she explained what was about to go down. The video then moved on to her Taz and Xochitl sitting in her dorm. “I’m waiting for him to call me back and then we’re gonna do the Richard thing. “Seeing her clutch her heart made Byron smile. “Oh, my God my heart is beating so hard.”

Byron squeezed her tight. “Damn right you better be nervous about something like this ever happening for real.”

Just watching it, had her squirming even more in his arms still. They watched as she talked to him on speaker and then loudly moved the latches on her already opened dorm door. Her brother leaned into the phone and suddenly Byron knew why the “Vannah, I’m glad I caught you.” Line fromRichardhad sounded like he was talking right into the phone.

She very obviously muffled the phone making silly faces, and now Byron was laughing with her. “I can’t believe I fell for this shit.”

Savannah laughed again turning to him. “You have no idea how freaking nervous I was about this.”

They continued watching the footage of her talking to Byron on the phone. When she told him, Richard had broken up with his girlfriend and mentioned him still having feelings for her, she covered her face and leaned her elbow against her steering wheel.

Good.

Apparently, she was completely aware of what just saying that would mean. While hearing it again was annoying, seeing her reaction to it was the satisfaction he needed. She literally squeezed her eyes shut when she referred to the whole fuckinghanging outshit.

“That was all Nena. She knew that wouldpissyou off. So was the Richie thing,” she added then laughed. “Just so you know. This is what I meant about her being evil forfun.”

The segment explained the build up to the big blowout. It wasn’t video it was just audio of the conversation between her and Nena as she drove to the market.

“I can tell he’s already annoyed by the whole Richard thing.”

A very similar snigger to Savannah’s was heard then Sienna started speaking. “This is perfect but call him Richie. Oh, my God!” Sienna went on with more damn squealing so like her sister’s earlier. “Just imagine Vannah if he had an ex, say her name was Samantha and you knew this, then one day you two are being all cutesy and he calls you Sammy? How pissed would you be?”

Savannah gasped but laughed. “I’d cry!”

“I know! It’s why it’s so perfect. You calling him Richard at that most inopportune moment will pisshim off, but you calling him Richie willnauseatehim.”

“Sheisfucking evil!”

Savannah laughed loudly doing the dancing in place thing, even as he pulled her tightly against his hardening erection again. “Seriously. Iwasfucking nauseated!”

The next part was of her setting up the phone in the kitchen, and it suddenly made sense why she’d acted so weirdly when he’d walked in.

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