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so much for her job or that she couldn’t tell him the specifics about an assignment because it was the same way for him.  They understood each other, and somehow they made it work.  At a time in their lives when neither one of them thought they needed someone, they had found each other.  Their friendship was so deep and true that one could immediately tell when the other was having a bad day of memories just by taking one look at their face.  Their relationship was based on friendship, first and foremost.  Milo would do anything to ensure Parker’s happiness and the feelings were mutual.  Parker never wanted to trust anyone again, but it was a hard rule to follow where Milo was concerned.  What started out as friendship easily grew stronger and they naturally slipped into a relationship without any fanfare or intense discussions.
    Aside from Garrett, she never had anyone in her life that she connected with so quickly or that she trusted so easily.  Being Milo’s friend was never the problem because it was always a two-way street between them.  Milo was there for her just as much as she was for him.  The problem was always her lingering thoughts about someone else, someone she had no business pining for or dreaming about.
    Sometimes it made Parker feel guilty that she had to grow to love Milo as something more than a friend, and the fireworks never exploded when they first started sleeping together.  But that stuff was only for fairytales and movies anyway.  What she had with Milo was based on friendship and was real, even if they did have to work at it.
    Parker ignored the nagging feelings of jealousy and longing and buried everything she felt for the other man in her life way down deep and vowed to be the best girlfriend in the world to Milo.  She would do anything to avoid hurting him, and that included putting her wants and needs on the back burner.  No woman needed to feel butterflies in her stomach every time a man walked into a room or daydream about soft lips or strong hands on her bare skin, but it didn't mean she didn't want those things.  A relationship certainly didn’t need excitement or intensity to work, although those were the things she often longed for, and that Garrett always made her feel without even trying.  Parker had a nice, easy relationship with Milo that held no complications or expectations.  It was exactly what she needed in her life.
    Over the years Parker became Garrett's closest friend, next to Milo, and he convinced himself that any feelings he may have had for her at one time were just the product of a silly crush.  Given the amount of time he spent with her, it was only natural that every time he was with another woman, he imagined Parker's face when he pushed into them and heard Parker's soft moans and shouts of pleasure when they came.
    Garrett watched his two best friends fall in love, grow together, and get engaged.  Jealousy had nothing to do with the fact that whenever he had a dry spell and took matters into his own hands, he pictured Parker's mouth sucking him off when he palmed his dick and thought about how tight and hot she would feel wrapped around him when he came in his hand.
    He never failed to feel like a pervert for having those thoughts about one of his best friends afterward.  It was a vicious cycle that had been going on for eight years with no end in sight.
    Unfortunately, nothing explained the anger he felt when he watched Milo kiss her or the sharp stab of pain in his chest when Milo opened the small, velvet box that day in the bar and showed him the diamond ring.
    But Garrett had become an expert at compartmentalizing his feelings over the years.  If he didn't admit it out loud, it wasn't true.  He wasn't in love with one of his best friends because he would never say that out loud.
    So he went on with his life and slept with random women to chase away his feelings and everyone had a good laugh about what a player he was.
    He pretended that he