12/03/2026 05:56

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My imagination was suddenly not my friend. Truthfully, I'd have preferred a condom, but it hadn't occurred to me until afterward. The men had spent an afternoon proving that I could dance, at home, with only people who were my friends watching. I came back to sit at the table and patted her hand.

I reached into the pocket of the leather coat. I had enough problems of my own without borrowing his. idn't want to find out, because it would be something bad, something I wouldn't want to live with afterward. The ambulance was behind us, with its lights and sirens going.