Pleasure unbound

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dest friend, and he's also the man I've been in love with for as long as I can remember. I've never told an

n I open it, I feel like my whole world has collapsed. Standing on the step is Brian, looking perfect a

" he says wi

irks an eyebrow at me, silently asking me if I'm okay. I can't bring myself to look into his deep brown eyes, the ones that are as familiar

im on the back. He holds his hand out

r fucking na

rvy in all the right places, with big blue eyes. I suddenly feel very short and very ugly

mine,

but I take a seat at the table and ignore the con

re talking about with the perfect Raquel,

daughter Mandy,"

u," Raquel says

m pretty sure it probably

ed 18. That's a pretty excit

man who's touching my Brian. A part of my brain corrects me that he's not actually

'm not sure what I

pose," she says and then quickly turns back

own face, I can't help but smile and feel better. She runs to me with that sort of pure joy that only dogs seem to be able to pull off,

a good scratch behind the ears, but it's Raque

et that thing

as her hands held out as if t

ind, especially when Daisy just sits there loo

says, trying to reason wi

hear a tremor in her voice which makes me want

by Brian so I can pet her. "Brian g

nearly as pretty as I thought she was. Her face looks more pinched now, and he

owing her eyes. I stand up and head toward

d with Daisy, giving her extra love to make up for Raquel. I can't believe Brian would date somebody so horri

up next to me. I pet her soft brown fur as my eyelids eventually grow heavy. The next thing I'm aware of is a warm hand on my face. Somewhere in the back of my brain I register the smell of Brian's colog

of his hand when I hear him say, "Man

s smile, I raise my arms into a long, lazy stretch, and I inwar