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Schulz or any of the guys
you’ve slept with—and it sounds like there’s plenty to choose
from.”
    Oh shit, I shouldn’t have added that last bit. Ooph.
The top of her head just popped off.
    “Well, maybe you’d react differently if Cameron
emailed me a photo of his balls and asked me to ‘motorboat’ them!”
Her eyes bug out. “ Again !” she shrieks.
    I stifle the urge to laugh. She’s pretty funny right
now.
    Kat’s still fuming. “And you wanna know the reason why Cameron’s not sending me goddamned dick-and-ball-pics?”
she continues. “ Because I was honest and clear with him about my
lack of interest. ”
    “Oh, okay, sure, Kat—you’re so fucking honest all the time . Let’s talk about that cute little speech of
pure fiction you made about how you never, ever get jealous unless
you’re in a committed relationship. Hmm? What about that?” I scoff.
“So, okay, maybe I didn’t get my words exactly right when I talked
to Jen. But that was because I was trying to let her down easy. At
least I was trying to be nice .”
    She clenches her jaw. “What does that mean? You
don’t think I’m nice?”
    I pause. “No, I... I think you’re nice—really nice.
It’s just that...” Why do I keep feeling like I’m digging myself a
deeper hole? “It’s just that, you know, you’re a Scorpio,” I
say.
    She looks at me blankly.
    “God wouldn’t have designed you with a stinger on
your tail if he didn’t want you to use it on occasion, right?”
    Her mouth is hanging open.
    “But that’s okay. I like your stinger.” Oh boy. I’m
really not doing myself any favors here. Okay. Once again, the best
defense is a good offense. “Jesus Christ, Kat,” I say. “You’re just
like my fucking brother—physically perfect and you don’t even know
it. And you’re needy just like him, too.” I shake my head. “Kat,
you’re absolutely beautiful. I told you. I couldn’t have designed
you better myself. But you’re also insane, apparently. You’re
seriously driving me crazy.”
    Her cheeks flush.
    There’s a long beat.
    “I’m not usually this crazy,” she says softly. She
twists her mouth. “Something happens to me when I get around you.”
She throws up her hands. “Look, I’m being an asshole—okay? I
realize that. I’m sorry.” She exhales and flaps her lips together.
“I tell you what. I’m gonna go downstairs and meet up with Henn and
do the photo thing for my Oksana passport, okay? And while I do
that, why don’t you stay here and write a reply to Jen. Whatever’s
the truth, just tell her, once and for all, as clearly as
possible.”
    “I’m not interested in her, Kat, like I keep
saying.”
    She bares her teeth. “Glad to hear it. And after I
do the photo thing with Henn,” she says, “I’m gonna sit my butt
down at a Blackjack table, drink some whiskey, and get control of
myself. I’m sorry I lost it—that email just really threw me for a
loop.”
    “Why?” I ask. “I already told you I fucked Jen. And,
yeah, okay, I buried my face in her tits when I did it. So sue me.”
I grin. “She’s got some really nice tits.”
    Kat presses her lips together.
    “Kat, she means nothing to me, like I said. I only
called her because I told her I would when I ran back into the
party and practically ran her over trying to get your shoes and
purse.”
    There’s a long beat.
    “I don’t get why you’re reacting this way,” I
say.
    Kat looks up at the ceiling and then back at me, her
face suddenly awash in emotion. “Just tell me right here and now,
once and for all: are you Garrett Bennetting me?” she blurts. Tears
suddenly flood her eyes and she wipes them.
    “ That’s what this is all about?”
    She nods.
    I roll my eyes. “ No ,” I say emphatically. “Of
course not. I shouldn’t even have to tell you that.”
    She wipes her eyes again. “All those women, Josh.”
She looks up at the ceiling like she’s trying to keep tears from
spilling out of her eyes. “I