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to her to make her back off?
    “We broke up after the party, but it wasn’t advertised because she was worried about her status. We just stayed quiet about it all, and I agreed because I didn’t want her starting shit.”
    “You told her to leave me alone, didn’t you?” Shoshanna knew he had, felt that it was the truth.
    He was silent for a moment, then nodded. “Yeah.”
    Shoshanna didn’t ask how he’d managed to make her back off.
    “But I’m glad things worked out the way they did, well, not concerning you that is.”
    She glanced down at her shoes, feeling embarrassed. Her face felt hot, and she knew it was because she was on the spot here with Toby. “You two were a thing for a long time.”
    “I knew Marilyn and I would never last past high school. We didn’t connect all that well, if you can believe that. I think I was with her at first because of the sexual aspect, and not sure why I stayed after the fact.”
    She didn’t know exactly what to say to that. The truth was it was strange to have this conversation with Toby, one that was so … normal, like they were just old friends catching up. Shoshanna looked over his shoulder and saw the blondes that had been all over him staring daggers at her.
    “Seems like your entourage is a little pissed your attention is elsewhere at the moment.” She didn’t want to think that he was actually interested in what she had to say, because that would be like she had been dropped in some kind of alternate universe. She had all but insulted him, run from even a meaningful friendship they could have had. But the truth was she’d been protecting herself. If she’d gotten too deep with Toby and things didn’t work out in any direction, friendship or romantic, she knew she wouldn’t have been able to handle it.
    But he didn’t even turn around to stare at the blondes, and instead moved a step closer to her. He inhaled deeply, and there was this part of her that saw this wild animal in him, one that was pacing inside, wanting out. It was a weird sensation, but she didn’t want it to end. She felt high on Toby, and it was like no amount of alcohol could match the intoxicating feeling moving through her. She wanted him, wanted to have every part of him covering her, and she didn’t care that he had this sordid past, or that he was this bad boy that did whatever the hell he wanted when he wanted. Could he see how much she wanted him? Because she swore she could see how much he wanted her.
    “Can we start over?” he asked, his voice slightly slurred from his drinking.
    Shoshanna felt this haze wash over her, felt the alcohol pump through her veins as she stared into his blue eyes. “Yes,” she found herself answering. Was she accepting this all because she was drunk? Yes and no. The honest to God truth was she had never forgotten about Toby. She’d wanted him all those years ago, and those feelings had never faded.
    A moment of silence passed between them, Toby’s warm breath moving along her face, his heat seeping into her body. Did he feel the electricity moving between them, consuming them, making everything else fade away?
    “Come home with me, Shoshanna,” he said and moved a step closer to her.
    God, he was even bolder than he had been in high school. Did he really think she’d just submit after all these years? She held her breath, not knowing what in the hell was going on, but definitely liking the feel of the air around them. Okay, she was far too gone in what was happening between them right now to think too far ahead.
    “You’re bold saying that to me, Toby Mason.” It was hot in here, electrically charged, and she wanted it to go as far as it could.
    “I wanted to be this bold with you back in the day, Shoshanna.” He lifted his hand and ran a finger along her collarbone.
    What in the hell is happening?
    No, she knew what was going on, and that was Toby wanting her to go home with him for some hot sex. Had he seriously just asked her to go