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“If anyone deserves a good trip to Pound Town, it’s you.”
“Please don’t ever say Pound Town to me again.”
“You still haven’t answered the question. I’m old, Cassie. I need some excitement in my life.”
“You get more play than anyone I know.”
“I was trying to spare your feelings.”
I throw an arm over my face. “It was great, okay? Itisgreat. We haven’t stopped since we got back from Anaheim.”
“Oh boy.”
“I know. Am I a horrible person?”
“For which part: sleeping with your boss, or not telling him he used to watch you diddle your skittle on camera?”
“Oh myGod.”
“What? What do the kids call it?”
“I want to die.”
“No, you don’t,” Wanda laughs. “You know I’m just pulling your leg.”
“But you’re right. I’m terrible, right? I should tell him the truth.”
“I mean, yeah. You probably should. The longer you wait, the worse it’ll be, you know?”
“I know that. I do, but...”
“But what?”
“I’m scared, okay? Ilikehim. He’s not just some voice on my laptop anymore, he’sAiden.And he’s perfect, and I’m afraid of fucking it up and him disappearing again.”
That’s an understatement. I’mterrified.Everything about the last week has seemed like something out of a dream, and deep down, something tells me that if Aiden were to find out what I’m keeping from him, it would all be over. It already happened once, so it stands to reason that it will happen again.
“First of all,” Wanda starts. “Nobody is perfect. So knock that off. Second, I don’t care if Aiden has two dicks and a seven-inch tongue—he’d be a damned fool to toss you aside.”
“Again,” I point out. “Happened once already.”
“He didn’t know who you were,” Wanda insists. “And you didn’t know him. Not really. You can’t plan your whole future just because of one bad day from the past.”
“I guess.”
“But that doesn’t mean you need to be keeping secrets.”
I frown. “I knew you were going to say that.”
“Because you know I’m right, Cassandra.”
“Ouch. Full name. Pulling out the big guns, huh.”
“You always think the worst of people,” Wanda sighs. “You can’t just assume something will go wrong before you give it a chance.”
“Well, in my experience, that’s exactly how it’s been.”
“Oh, horseshit. Only when it comes to those garbage parents of yours. And you don’t even talk to them anymore. You can’t let the bad taste they left in your mouth ruin your whole dinner.”
