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“Don’t be a scientist.” Piper bumps my hip as she pours three more shots. “Just be grossed out like the rest of us.”
“I mean, it’s not that gross. It’s your body’s fluids. It’s not dirty. I imagine the theory is it works like pheromones—”
“Please stop!” Cass closes her eyes, holding up her hand. “I will keep you in Ocean Gardenia for the rest of your life if you promise never to put pussy juice on your neck.”
I snort a laugh, sipping my drink. “Is that all it takes to get my signature scent for life? Oh no! Don’t look! I’m going for it!” Holding out my finger, I lower it towards my crotch.
Piper slaps my hand away and does another shot. “Again, I barf.”
Cass leans over the bar, giving me wide eyes. “Joke all you want, Miss Afternoon Delight. I happen to know you don’t need any vabbing to bag a man.”
My eyes widen, and Piper slams her shot glass on the bar. “What the fuck? Britt’s having sex? You’ve only been in town a week! Who are you having sex with?”
Heat shoots from my chest to my neck to my face. “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
I scamper away from the bright lights of the kitchen to hide beside Edward on the couch.
Cass is hot on my heels, laughing. “Don’t even try to deny it, Britt Bailey. You’re a shit liar.”
“You’re making shit up! How do you even know what I’m doing? I’ve been working all week.”
“You were working, all right.Grinding.” She circles her hips like a hula dancer. “Your mother and I got an earful, and it was possibly the most embarrassing moment of my life.” She’s instantly serious, heading back to the kitchen. “I need my second shot.”
“My mother heard us!” I squeal, jumping off the couch and following her to the kitchen. “I needmysecond shot.”
Piper stands watching us both with wide eyes. “I need you at the paper, Cass.”
“I might take you up on that.” She does her second shot. “Two seconds into the banging and moaning, I made an excuse and got the hell out of the Star Parlor. I haven’t decided if I’m ever going back.”
Pressing both palms to my flaming cheeks, I walk back to where Edward sits on the couch watching us. “That’s how she knew,” I say to myself. “And I thought she was getting some kind of psychic message.”
“Who is Britt having sex with?” Piper yells.
“Huh?” I turn, and Cass crosses her arms with a sly grin on her lips.
“Do you want to tell her or should I?” Reaching out, she grips Piper’s shoulder. “Get ready to have your hair curled.”
My eyes widen. “You are the worst! I can’t believe you’d listen to what I’m doing up here.”
“Excuse me for not being deaf!” Cass cries. “You were having loud sex in the middle of the afternoon with your windows wide open.”
Snapping my gaze to the windows, I drop onto the couch in realization. “I didn’t even think about the windows.”
“Sounded like you had a one-track mind to me.” Cass laughs, skipping over to sit beside me. “Don’t freak out. I think it’s good you’re knocking boots with the sheriff. It increases the chances you’ll stay!”
“The sheriff!” Piper cries. “You’re sleeping with Aiden Stone? How is that even possible? He’s completely closed. Not to mention since his wife died, he’s a total grouch.”
“He didn’t sound like a grouch to me.” Cass winks. “He sounded hot.”
“This is all very cringe.” I am literally dying. “Did everyone in town hear us?”
“I’m sure everyone on the sidewalk did.” Cass notes, and I wail, dropping my head onto her lap. “If it makes you feel better, it was a relatively quiet afternoon. Well, except for, you know…You two.”
Another wail, and Cass laughs, wrapping her arms over my back.
Piper sits on my other side, rubbing my arm. “Be happy you’re getting some. It’s been so long since I’ve had sex, I think my hymen grew back.”
“You gave birth.” Cass shoves her shoulder. “That hymen ain’t ever coming back.”
