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“Then what the fuck do you suggest?” Beau finally snapped.
Trick glanced at everyone and rolled his eyes before snorting and shaking his head. “No.Ican’t be the one to suggest it; this is mysisterwe’re talking about. One of you morons needs to stop just glossing over it like it’s not even important.”
“Oh hell…” Julian groaned and pushed his seat back before standing. “I’m going out to the bar and getting another drink. Call me back when this conversation’s over.”
Some of the others chuckled and watched him go. I frowned after him and then glared at everyone else who remained because they all seemed to know what Trick was talking about. I was the only one who didn’t.
“Are you people purposely talking in riddles just to piss me off?” I demanded.
Trick sighed and sent me an irritated frown. “Tell me…what was the most important aspect about dating when you were a teenager?”
“Huh?” I sent him a confused wince, wondering why this had anything to do with anything. “Getting laid. Why?”
Trick lifted his brows and spat, “Exactly.”
I blinked. “What?”
“And what is the ultimate goal when you ask women outthesedays?” Trick pressed.
“I don’t have any goals to ask any more women out,” I told him through gritted teeth as I began to lose my patience. “Because I’m going to become monogamous. For Chloe.”
He growled and rolled his eyes. “BeforeChloe’s kidnapping, then…” he revised.
“What was the goal when you asked a woman out?”
I frowned. Still confused. “Sex,” I said simply.
“Right,” he told me, nodding in encouragement as if trying to teach a child what two plus two equaled. Patronizing son of a bitch. “So what’s changed since then?”
I lifted my eyebrows, not computing. “What?”
“Nothing’schanged,” he answered for me. “You still like sex, right?”
“Right,” I said slowly, thinking this had to be a trick question.
“Dude,” Trick answered calmly. “Open your damn eyes and realize that you’re looking right over one of the biggest things that drives you. Not once have you or any of you idiots in this room mentioned sex. Attraction. Thephysicalaspect. And when you have, you skipped right over it as if it wasn’t important. But you’re Luke! Luke needs sex.”
“No, I don’t,” I countered, scowling, only to pause and shrug. “I mean, I do. But I have a hand for that. I’m fine. What Ineedis to fall in love.”
“Well, sex is the doorway to that emotion you’re looking for.”
“Whatever!” I muttered, shaking my head in denial. “I’ve had plenty of sex…” Way in the past. Lately, not so much. Which sucked. But that wasn’t the point here. The point was… “And I’ve never fallen in love with anyone I had sex with before.”
“Because it’s just thedoorway,” Trick tried to explain. “And you were perfectly happy lounging around at the entrance and not going all the way in.”
“Trust me,” I said, with a sophomoric snort. “I went all the way in.”
“Oh, for the love of God. That’s not what I meant.” Giving up on me, Trick sighed and fell back into his seat.
I turned to the others. “Do any of you understand what this dipshit is saying?”
“Well…” Beau cringed. “It kind of sounds like he’s telling you to bang his sister.”
I whirled to gape at Trick, who flushed guiltily and sank lower in his chair. Lifting his hands, he answered, “I, in no way, would’ve worded it likethat.”
“Seriously?” I cried.
Trick winced. “Why do you think Julian took off?”
