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sleep,” Corbin shrugged. She stood up and her legs
were unsteady, she stumbled into the kitchen. The sound of the shower made her
chuckle.
    “Who’s in the shower?” Alex asked, hand on her hip.
    “Ryder.” Corbin took a long pull from her beer.
    “At two in the morning?”
    Corbin tried to fight smiling. “He said he was hot.”
    “Hmmm…” Alex seemed to study her for a moment. “Where’s Rob?
I saw his truck in the parking lot.”
    “Asleep. What is this, the Spanish inquisition?”
    “The what?”
    “Never mind, I am crashing on the couch tonight. Rob’s
snoring ass will keep me awake.” Corbin swayed backed into the living room and
slumped onto the couch. She picked up the pillow Ryder was using and inhaled
the scent. She drifted off to sleep quickly thanks to the effects of the
alcohol.

 

     
     
    CORBIN FELT HER way to the bathroom.
Her head pounded and her stomach felt queasy. She opened the bathroom door and
sat on the toilet, holding her head in her hands. The door creaked open.
    “Oh shit, sorry.” Ryder slammed the door shut. Bits and
pieces of the night before washed over Corbin. Her stomach rolled, she grabbed
the trashcan and emptied the contents of her stomach.
    “You ok?” Ryder asked from the other side of the door.
    “Yes,” Corbin managed in between heaves.
    “Do you want me to get Alex?”
    “No, go away.” She leaned back against the toilet tank, the
coolness soothed her. She flushed the toilet and took time standing. She
grabbed a washcloth, wet it with cold water and dabbed her face and neck. She
rinsed her mouth then cleaned up her mess. After several deep breaths she
opened the bathroom door. She kept her gaze on the floor as she hurried back to
her bedroom. She locked the door behind her. She turned hoping to see Rob still
in her bed, her stomach sank when she seen it was empty.
    “Of course you left,” she grumbled. She snatched up her
phone.
    Thanks for waking me up, ass
    I was going to but after meeting Ryder…you know, the guy
whose name you said when I kissed you .Well I wasn’t in the mood to wake you up
    Corbin felt the walls of her room were closing in on her.
“FUCK!” she spat. She stared at her phone, not knowing what to type.
    Are you screwing him? Is that what you wanted to talk
about?
    NO! I was drunk last night.
    So you’re saying it’s a possibility
    Rob I would never do that to you! But you did make
out with Ryder twice and almost ripped his pants off, she thought to herself.
    I need some time to think about all of this. I think we
should separate for awhile.
    I didn’t do anything wrong, I love you.
    Yes, you did. She willed her guilty conscious to shut up.
Tears welled up in her eyes. After he didn’t respond she plugged in his phone
number and it went straight to voicemail. She opened her mouth to speak but
only a squeak came out. Full blown sobs wracked her, her heart seized in her
chest.
    “Goddammit I am so stupid!!” she groaned aloud. She had let
her guard down and her vagina ran her mind.
    “Are you ok in there?” Alex pounded on the door. Corbin
wiped her eyes then unlocked the door. “You look like shit, hangover that bad?”
Corbin plopped on the bed and began sobbing again.
    “Rob… wants… to separate.” Corbin felt as if she were
hyperventilating.
    “What? Why?” Alex sat down beside her.
    “Because he thinks Ryder and I have a thing going on,” she
groaned.
    “Why would he think that?” Alex handed her some tissues.
    “You know Rob. He thinks I am screwing around all the time.”
Corbin blew her nose. Alex gave her a sideways glance.
    “Ryder!” she shouted. Corbin held her breath.
    “Yeah.” Ryder peeked into the room.
    “Did something happen with Rob this morning?” Alex kept her
eyes on Corbin. Corbin fidgeted.
    “I just introduced myself. Then he stormed out. Why?” Alex
turned her gaze to him. Corbin let out a slow breath and stared up at the
ceiling.
    “Well, I guess Rob seems to think you two are