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“No, but we can delay it a little longer,” he says. “Can we hold off for a couple days or so?”
I nod as the waitress sets down our bowls.
Liam moves next to me, wrapping an arm around my shoulders.
“Can I ask you something?” I say.
“Always.”
“How many women have you been with since you left me?”
“Not many.”
“I’ve been with eighty men,” I say. “I fucked my way through a mini suburb to get over you.”
He cups my chin, gently turning my head toward him. “I wasn’t planning to ask.”
“I thought I’d tell you anyway.”
“You could at least tell the truth,” he says. “You’re not very good at lying.”
“You don’t think I could sleep with eighty men?”
“I know you wouldn’t,” he says.
“I want you to ask me, Liam.”
“I don’t want to know.”
“Why?”
“Because I didn’t fuck anyone for two years after I left you,” he says. “I couldn’t, so I’d prefer not to think about another manhaving what’s always been mine.” He trails a finger against my neck. “Can you do that for me?”
“Yes, I can do that…”
“Thank you.”
7
LIAM
20 miles away from
Exeter, New Hampshire
Ipark my car near a grove of trees and help a blindfolded Genevieve out of the car.
Walking her up the steps, I unlock the doors and gently pull the blindfold from over her eyes.
“Wow…” She looks around. “What is this place?”
“Soon to be a private writers retreat and resort,” I say. “I got the idea from a student I couldn’t forget.”
“What made you pick this city?”
“It was far away from the student I couldn’t forget,” I say. “I wanted to be multiple Amtrak rides away.”
She nods. “It’s beautiful.”
