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Her smile is infectious. “I met someone!”
“Tell me more.”
“Well, remember that sous chef from The Royal Chateau?”
“How could one forget Her Royal Crankiness?”
She snorts as she dishes up two plates of breakfast for lunch. “Well, she apologized.”
“What?! How?”
“We ran into each other at the grocery store. It was like a movie.”
“How?”
“Well, I saw her and panicked. I accidentally ran my cart into a stand full of oranges, and they toppled over in my rush. It was hands down the most embarrassing thing to ever happen to me in public.”
“That can’t possibly be true. Remember that time we were at the football game—”
Claire winces. “Even worse. She ended up slipping on an orange and falling.”
“And then what?”
“She laughed up to the ceiling after I did a terrible ‘Orange you glad to see me’ joke.”
I throw my head back and laugh. Claire goes off, telling the rest of her story that involved an angry store manager, an unnecessary paramedic van, and a date.
Honestly, I have no idea how she’s still standing after the last twenty-four hours.
I offer to clean the dishes while Claire takes a seat at the counter.
“Tell me everything!”
I take off with my story, explaining everything Rowan divulged last night and how we ended up in bed together.
“So please tell me that Rowan’s looks aren’t just for show.”
“He’s more of an action kind of guy.” I grin to myself at the inside joke.
Claire cackles. “Great. I’m glad we now know he can use his tongue for good rather than evil. It’s a step in the right direction.”
I only laugh to myself.
“So you’re what? Fuck buddies?”
I wince at her choice of words.
“Okay. No.” She pauses. “How about friends with benefits?”
I shake my head. “We didn’t discuss labels.”
“Silly me. How could you with his dick lodged in your throat.”
My sponge splashes in the soapy water after I lose my grip. “Claire!”
She raises her hands. “What?! You walked into that one.”
“We didn’t define what we are because there is no us. At least not in that sense of the word. We’re just Zahra and Rowan. Two people having fun.”
