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Niles and Lucy were ancient history, not that they’d ever been much more than occasional fuck buddies. He didn’t even usually think about that when he saw her. Weird that he was thinking about it now…
Lucy looked back and forth between them, shaking her head. “Well, well, this is all making sense.”
Niles glanced at Dahlia. “I think we’re blown,” he said.
Dahlia rolled her eyes. “It’s fine.” She elbowed him playfully. “Everyone’s going to find out.”
“You, uh, seriously, Niles?” Lucy shook her head at him. “Seriously?”
He groaned.
“How old is she?” Lucy said. She turned to Dahlia. “No offense.”
“There’s an age difference,” said Dahlia. “He’s my boss. And apparently, he’s a fuckboy.” She turned on him, eyebrows raised.
Niles winced. “No, no, no. I’ve just been waiting for the right person.”
Dahlia grinned. “Yeah? Fucking around while I’ve been too young for you?”
He laughed. “Uh, I mean? It could happen, right? I mean, people do… change.”
Dahlia turned to Lucy. “I need a beer. The IPA on tap?”
“Sure,” said Lucy. “He’s a liar, by the way. Lies through his teeth.”
“That’s a gross exaggeration,” said Niles.
“Oh, and look up nagas and venom,” said Lucy, “because he’ll wait until you’ve been together a thousand times before he—”
“Tangles and briars,” said Dahlia. “You and her?”
Lucy set the IPA down. “Been under the sheets with the same snake, sweetie.”
Niles dragged a hand over his face.
Dahlia took a drink of beer. “Luckily, I’m just kind of used to this. Sometimes, you know, running into Tommy’s conquests in the morning while I’m brushing my teeth, so, yeah, it’s fine. You’ve slept with a lot of people.”
“Define ‘a lot,’” said Niles.
“Yes, a lot,” said Lucy.
“You know, this is really none of your business,” said Niles to her.
Lucy shrugged, giving him a nasty smile.
Niles turned to Dahlia. “I don’t even know what you said to him.”
“I told him I wasn’t going to have sex with him anymore,” said Dahlia.
Niles brightened. “Seriously?”
She gave him a sunny smile. “All yours.”
He drew in breath, his stomach twisting in a bright jump of something he could only describe as joy. He wrapped his tail around her waist.
She let out a little cry.
“I want to kiss you,” he said in a low voice. “Can I kiss you?”
