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know where to start. There weren’t many women I’d been with more than twice. “I don’t know if that’s possible,” I murmured regretfully. “But maybe I could try.”
    Lara gave me a small smile and she glanced down at my cock. I still wanted her and she could see it. “What do you want to do now?”
    Biting my lip, I gazed up and down her body, then over to the bathroom. My dick had a mind of his own and he wanted more. “I think we need a shower. What do ya say we go for round two?”
    She nodded. “I can handle that.”

B y the time I got home the next morning, I could barely walk. I’d snuck out before Luke awoke because I didn’t want that awkward morning conversation. I would rather give him a couple of days and see what developed.
    “What in the world happened to you?” Summer asked as I came through the door.
    My hair was a knotted mess and Kate’s dress was still a little damp from when I fell in the pool. “Good morning to you, too. Let me guess, you got worried because I didn’t answer my phone last night?”
    Her lips pursed. “Start answering the phone, and I wouldn’t have to check up on you.” It is kind of hard to do that while having sex. “Kate is going to kill you if you messed up that dress. Why is it all wet?”
    I bit my lip. “Luke pushed me into the pool.”
    “Why?” she gasped.
    “He was pissed at me for being a bitch. It was a crazy night.”
    “I see that. Please tell me you didn’t sleep with him.”
    I was going to tell her no, but my hesitance gave me away.
    Sighing, she looked at me like I was an idiot. “Dammit, Lara, you know you shouldn’t have done that. What’s going to happen when he throws you away like he does the other girls?”
    “I don’t know, okay? We connected last night. I have to have faith in him at this point.”
    “I hope you’re right. The last thing I want is to see you get hurt.”
    I walked past her to my room and shut the door. After the night Luke and I had, I wasn’t so sure he could just throw me to the side.

    Any small inklings of happiness I felt the night I shared with Luke, soon disappeared when he didn’t contact me again. I’d checked my phone numerous times that first day, thinking for sure he’d send a text . . . but there was nothing. Was I wrong for believing he could change? I wasn’t like the other girls. He couldn’t just have sex with me and walk away like he did with everyone else. At least, that was what I wanted to believe.
    “Hey, Lara!” Summer called.
    “Yeah, what’s up?” I shut off the TV, my mood less than stellar. For two days, I’d waited around for Luke to make a move, but it was obvious he wasn’t going to. I was an idiot.
    “Want to go to the grocery store with me? I’m in the mood for some Ben & Jerry’s.”
    “Sure. I could use a pint, or twelve.”
    She circled around the couch. “He still hasn’t called?”
    “Nope, and it’s looking like he’s not going to. Go ahead and say it, I’m stupid. That’s what you’re thinking, right?” I held back the tears, but I felt so cheap, and I’d done it to myself; I’d known better.
    Summer kneeled down in front of me, her gaze sad. “You’re not stupid, Lara. You put faith in a man who doesn’t deserve it.”
    “No shit. I know not to do that again.” Getting up, I grabbed my purse and waited by the door.
    Summer slowly approached and put her arms around me. “I know you’re hurting, but the pain will pass.”
    I nodded. “I know. I just wish it was now.”
    Together, we walked out the door to the garage and hopped in her car. Ice cream could make anything better. When we got to the store, I picked out five different pints and so did Summer.
    “I think we’re good for a while,” she laughed. We were walking out to the car when all of a sudden, she froze.
    “Whoa, you okay?”
    Summer jerked around and stood in my way. “Yeah, I’m fine. I lost my balance there for a second.” She stayed in front of me, like she was