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She shrugs. “Ten years, Dex. I kept a secret from my best friend for ten years. You should be proud.”
Thankfully, he responds with a chuckle.
“God, why can’t I find a Dex!” I whine.
He slides behind me and gives me a hug. “There’s plenty of me to share,” he teases.
Sophie grins and bounces on her toes. “Can we go with her tonight?”
Dex straightens behind me, and I spin, catching sight of one of his infamous glares. It takes a lot for him to get angry. The man is always smiling, so it’s obvious that idea isn’t sitting well with him. That’stheirthing. And I totally get it. I actually love it about him. That he’s so possessive of her that he wants to be the only one experiencing that with her.
“No,” I say so he doesn’t have to. “I want to do this on my own. It’d be weird being there with my old married friends.”
Sophie’s eyes grow wide. “Did you just call me old?”
I laugh. “We’re the same age.”
“She calledmeold,” Dex says, squeezing me again and plopping a kiss on my cheek.
“I need to take it all in, really sit back and watch. And if you’re there, I’ll be too busy wanting to point things out, and you know we’ll end up off topic.”
She laughs. “True, there’s so much to gawk at.”
A whoosh of excitement tumbles through my belly. I’ve been to a sex club a total of one time in my life, and that was years ago. I don’t know what to expect tonight.
Once I’m dressed in the outfit Sophie insisted I wear, she hollers after me, “Oh, I left something on your desk. For the story.”
I turn back and smile. “I’ll grab it on my way out. Wish me luck.”
Downstairs, the office is empty. It’s after eight, and everyone is long gone for the day. My day, on the other hand, is far from over. I only have a few weeks until Chloe moves back to the states. In that time, I need to get this promotion. Then I pray that Jay will stay out of my day-to-day life.
I need to work on an explanation my family will buy about why Chloe is moving in with me.
I need to…
Grow up.
Because moms don’t belong in sex clubs on weeknights. Moms belong at home with their kids.
My life is going to look very different, very soon.
I really need to get my shit in order.
With a hand on the light switch, I turn back to make sure I haven’t forgotten anything. That’s when I catch sight of the small black box on my desk. Sophie’s gift. The small piece of cardstock on top reads:
For tonight. Enjoy.
I laugh to myself. What did she do?
I slide the top of the box open and press my lips together as I study the two gold balls. IthinkI know what to do with them.But…should I?
Fuck it. My lifeischanging in the near future. Six weeks, to be exact. I’m going to enjoy myself while I can.
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ALREADY GONE BY SLEEPING AT LAST
Jay
