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“I do have some pointers for you,” I say wryly.

He takes the glass from me and plants a kiss on my cheek. “I was thinking we could take a shower together before I drive you home.”

It’s the strangest thing, that sentence. The way the wordstake a shower togethertake the sting out of the wordsbefore I drive you home. But that’s the deal, I guess. And I’m still not looking for a relationship. So I will take one for the team and shower with this man—maybe once, maybe a few more times this summer. It will be more fun and more orgasms than I’ve ever had with any other guy. And that will be more than enough.

CHAPTER FIVE

Three Winters Ago

PENNY: Thought you might like to know that Kim was at the hospital to visit someone today and she mentioned that her husband Dave told her “Bowie” sent him a random text last week asking if he knew if you were seeing anyone. Are you not in touch with him?

BRIDGET: This is fascinating. Say more. No, Craig and I agreed we shouldn’t keep in touch when he’s not in town.

PENNY: Whose shitty idea was that?

BRIDGET: Mine! Thanks! I figured I’d get attached if we keep texting all the time.

PENNY: And how’s that working out for you?

BRIDGET: What did Dave tell him?

PENNY: That the flashing neon I’M STILL THINKING ABOUT CRAIG BOWMAN’S COCK sign over your head deters most guys. And if it doesn’t you flat-out tell them you’re not currently dating when they ask you out.

BRIDGET: It doesn’t flash and I almost considered going out with that one guy once.

PENNY: Well, The Wall is clearly not as chill with your situation as you thought he was when he left. I mean, you did hang out with him almost every night this summer.

BRIDGET: Yeah, but it was just watching movies and having sex. Netflix and Chillin’.

PENNY: Guys tend not to give their situationships adorable nicknames.

BRIDGET: Well, the movies were really good and the sex was really great. But that’s all it was!

PENNY: Great. Then who are you bringing to our engagement party?

BRIDGET: I promised my mom I’d bring her.

PENNY:

CRAIG: Hey. Jaws came on when I was flipping channels in my hotel room.Thought of you.

BRIDGET: Hey! My dad mentioned you had a great game on the road yesterday. It made him very happy. So happy that he still hasn’t updated the website! But congrats. Hi.

CRAIG: Good old Uncle Tommy. Say hi for me.

BRIDGET: I don’t think you want me to do that. He’d blow up your DMs on Insta.

CRAIG: If he’s TommyCross1972 then according to my publicist’s office he’s already made himself at home in my DMs.

BRIDGET: Well. In other news, I saw your spread in Gentlemen’s Style magazine. The suits looked really good on you.

CRAIG: Thanks, I had great sex with my tailor.

BRIDGET: LOL. To be clear, I do excellent alteration work for the customers I only have mediocre sex with too.

CRAIG: I’ll try to remember to bring my C+ game next time then.

BRIDGET: You going home for Thanksgiving?