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wrong, Sean?” I asked him, the confusion apparent in my voice.
    “Not a thing. I just thought maybe you and I could sneak away for a quickie.” He moved towards me and before I knew it his lips where on mine.
    In the back of my mind, I knew keeping our break clean was the best way to go, but sex with Sean was fun and I wanted to have fun. So I kissed him back and ran my hands though his hair.
    A few minutes later we were both breathless and I turned around so that my back was to Sean. I pulled my panties down to my ankles before bending over and resting my hands on the bed. I glanced over my shoulder and Sean was rushing to unzip his pants, his eyes hungry. He produced a condom from his pocket and ripped it open before sliding it on. He flipped my dress up so it was on my back and didn’t waste any time pushing himself inside of me.
    The sex was quick, hot, and dirty. Sean reached one hand up and dipped under my hemline and bra until he was roughly squeezing my breast. Soon, I was pushing my face into the blanket on the bed to muffle my moans and keep from exposing what we were doing. Sean growled as he finished and his fingers dug into my hip almost painfully. We sat still for a minute, me slumped on the bed and him draped over my back. We both straightened up and I grabbed my panties as Sean buckled his belt before tucking the condom into his pocket.
    He leaned towards me and gave me a quick kiss on my lips. “Thanks Syd. I needed that.”
    I tried to scrutinize him, to decide if he was playing cool for my benefit, but he wasn’t giving anything away. I smiled at him and nodded. “Me too.”
    I followed him out of the bedroom and down the stairs to the kitchen where Amanda was just washing her hands. I silently cursed to myself as she took in Sean and then me and her eyes widened. I panicked and gave her a slight shake of the head that I hoped she’d understand.
    But someone else was walking in the back door at that very moment that caught my attention.
    Detective David Bradley stepped in the threshold holding a bottle of water in his hand and his eyes immediately found me. He, like Amanda, looked from me to Sean and then back to me, and he put two and two together. His face turned into a scowl and I froze as Sean obliviously brushed passed him and went outside.
    Amanda walked up to me, not noticing David, and spoke in a low voice. “You and Sean? How long has that been going on?”
    I peeled my eyes away from David, the panicked look still on my face and I shook my head again. “Let’s talk about it later, okay?” My eyes flickered back to the scowling detective and Amanda’s followed.
    Realization dawned on her and she nodded quickly. She started to move to the back door and I grabbed her hand.
    “Please don’t tell Maddie. I will, okay?”
    She nodded against and squeezed my hand before moving past David and heading out the door that Sean had just moments before.
    It was just David and I standing in the kitchen, and even though we were over ten feet apart, the room still felt suffocating. He set his bottle of water on the kitchen counter and took a few steps towards me, his scowl deepening.
    “Is he your boyfriend?”
    I wanted to move into his arms and inhale to see if he still smelled the same. The energy between us crackled and I crossed my arms across my chest as I shook my head. “Not that it’s any of your business. Maddie invite you?”
    David nodded, moving to take another step before seeming to stop himself. “Yeah.” He rubbed the back of his neck and let out a sigh. “I better get back outside.”
    He picked his water back up and turned to head out the door too, leaving me standing in the house by myself. I stood in that same spot for a few minutes before I finally decided to rejoin the party as well.
    More people had showed up since Sean and I had originally snuck off and I wandered around the yard making small talk. I didn’t really listen to the conversations as I absentmindedly moved,