mean? Did you guys have an argument or something last night?”
“No.”
“Well, what…?” Lisa set her coffee cup down.
Megan shook her head. “It’s just stupid to pursue something like that.”
Lisa was silent for a moment and then said, “Oh, my God. You did , didn’t you?”
Megan tried to look innocent, but goddammit . Lisa knew her too well. Still, she had to try. “Did what ?”
“You guys did the deed, didn’t you? The horizontal mambo?” Megan felt the blush crawling up her neck to her cheeks long before it showed. It didn’t matter. Lisa knew anyway. “My God, you did.” Megan’s friend dropped her voice. “So did it suck ? Is that it? Or is he… smaller than you’d remembered? Or has he been a little too pre-owned?”
“Jesus, Lisa, nothing like that.”
“So how the fuck was it? I can’t believe you didn’t tell me!”
Megan smiled but rubbed her forehead. Why couldn’t Lisa ever just let anything be easy? “The point is not how it was . The point is that he’ll be leaving tomorrow.”
“Oh, I don’t think so. The entire point is how it was. If it sucked, you probably wouldn’t care.” Megan shrugged her shoulders. Maybe what Lisa was saying was true. “So how was it ?”
Megan allowed herself to think about last night’s events. She’d been avoiding it because her heart was in a fragile place. But she’d already withheld enough from Lisa. “It was…really incredible. I, uh…I wasn’t ready, and he was so patient. He gave me this backrub that was insane.”
“Erotic, huh?”
“No. Just really…incredible. Intense. It was after that…he just…” She couldn’t put it into words, but she didn’t know that she wanted to tell Lisa every little thing. “No, we were just kids back then, you know, and everything then was fun, no matter how awkward or bad we were. But now…he was…” She cleared her throat and took another sip of her coffee. “Let’s just say he rocked my world.”
Lisa smiled. “Sounds like he left you pretty tongue-tied too. So now after an incredible evening of lovemaking, you’ve decided to just let him go.”
“I don’t have a choice, Leese . He’s got his world, and I’ve got mine. I knew that before I slept with him, no matter how stupid I thought it was to begin with.”
“No. It doesn’t have to be that way, Meg. Did you tell him how you feel?”
Megan sighed and finished the coffee in her mug. “No way. No way in hell. I’m sure I was just a fun little trip down memory lane until he returns to his big life. He wanted some nostalgia, and I was able to provide it.”
Lisa sat back in her chair and scoffed. “You should hear yourself. I know you’ve become more cynical over the years, but wow. Poor Tyler didn’t stand a chance. Seriously. How do you know you’re just a fling to him?”
Megan was quiet for a little bit and then stood to fill her cup back up with more coffee. With her back to Lisa, she said, “I don’t want to hear it from him. I feel like my heart’s already broken. I don’t want to risk it.”
Lisa waited until Megan sat back down again. “You know that’s stupid, don’t you?”
“I don’t care. I need to protect myself.”
Lisa shrugged but said nothing, swallowing the last of her coffee. “Well, suit yourself. If you decide to come, I promise I won’t let you out of my sight.” She waited until Megan made eye contact, then said, “Will you come along for the hike?” Megan had dug in her heels. She just looked at Lisa and shook her head. “Fine, but you have to come to dinner tonight.”
“No, Leese . I can’t do it.”
“But Madversary’s going to be playing. It’s like a free concert!” Megan continued to shake her head and say nothing. “You can just come watch and then leave. He’ll be onstage. He’ll never see
“No.”
“Well, what…?” Lisa set her coffee cup down.
Megan shook her head. “It’s just stupid to pursue something like that.”
Lisa was silent for a moment and then said, “Oh, my God. You did , didn’t you?”
Megan tried to look innocent, but goddammit . Lisa knew her too well. Still, she had to try. “Did what ?”
“You guys did the deed, didn’t you? The horizontal mambo?” Megan felt the blush crawling up her neck to her cheeks long before it showed. It didn’t matter. Lisa knew anyway. “My God, you did.” Megan’s friend dropped her voice. “So did it suck ? Is that it? Or is he… smaller than you’d remembered? Or has he been a little too pre-owned?”
“Jesus, Lisa, nothing like that.”
“So how the fuck was it? I can’t believe you didn’t tell me!”
Megan smiled but rubbed her forehead. Why couldn’t Lisa ever just let anything be easy? “The point is not how it was . The point is that he’ll be leaving tomorrow.”
“Oh, I don’t think so. The entire point is how it was. If it sucked, you probably wouldn’t care.” Megan shrugged her shoulders. Maybe what Lisa was saying was true. “So how was it ?”
Megan allowed herself to think about last night’s events. She’d been avoiding it because her heart was in a fragile place. But she’d already withheld enough from Lisa. “It was…really incredible. I, uh…I wasn’t ready, and he was so patient. He gave me this backrub that was insane.”
“Erotic, huh?”
“No. Just really…incredible. Intense. It was after that…he just…” She couldn’t put it into words, but she didn’t know that she wanted to tell Lisa every little thing. “No, we were just kids back then, you know, and everything then was fun, no matter how awkward or bad we were. But now…he was…” She cleared her throat and took another sip of her coffee. “Let’s just say he rocked my world.”
Lisa smiled. “Sounds like he left you pretty tongue-tied too. So now after an incredible evening of lovemaking, you’ve decided to just let him go.”
“I don’t have a choice, Leese . He’s got his world, and I’ve got mine. I knew that before I slept with him, no matter how stupid I thought it was to begin with.”
“No. It doesn’t have to be that way, Meg. Did you tell him how you feel?”
Megan sighed and finished the coffee in her mug. “No way. No way in hell. I’m sure I was just a fun little trip down memory lane until he returns to his big life. He wanted some nostalgia, and I was able to provide it.”
Lisa sat back in her chair and scoffed. “You should hear yourself. I know you’ve become more cynical over the years, but wow. Poor Tyler didn’t stand a chance. Seriously. How do you know you’re just a fling to him?”
Megan was quiet for a little bit and then stood to fill her cup back up with more coffee. With her back to Lisa, she said, “I don’t want to hear it from him. I feel like my heart’s already broken. I don’t want to risk it.”
Lisa waited until Megan sat back down again. “You know that’s stupid, don’t you?”
“I don’t care. I need to protect myself.”
Lisa shrugged but said nothing, swallowing the last of her coffee. “Well, suit yourself. If you decide to come, I promise I won’t let you out of my sight.” She waited until Megan made eye contact, then said, “Will you come along for the hike?” Megan had dug in her heels. She just looked at Lisa and shook her head. “Fine, but you have to come to dinner tonight.”
“No, Leese . I can’t do it.”
“But Madversary’s going to be playing. It’s like a free concert!” Megan continued to shake her head and say nothing. “You can just come watch and then leave. He’ll be onstage. He’ll never see
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