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She couldn’t help but notice how Ethan’s shoulders rose and dipped in a silent sigh as he turned away.
Chapter Sixteen
‘Do you think it’s possible to be in love with two people at once?’ Sera was focused on her cup, distractedly stirring her coffee, not even noticing as a waitperson filled her water.
‘Your vet and your actor?’ Linda asked, a forkful of kale paused mid-air.
Sera sighed dramatically. ‘I mean, I’m not in love with Ethan. At least, not yet. And I’ve always loved Toby, in a friend way. It’s just that lately… things between me and him have got complicated.’
Linda put down her fork. ‘Complicated how?’ Her eyes brightened as she shuffled her chair closer to the table.
Sera laughed. ‘Geez, you really do want to live vicariously through me.’
‘Yes, I do. And don’t leave me hanging. Spill.’
Sera laughed again, then huffed out a heavy breath. ‘We had a weird moment on the couch about a week ago, and ever since—’
‘Whoa, whoa, whoa! Weird how?’ Linda snapped her fingers in front of Sera’s face. ‘I need details.’
‘We were watching one of Ethan’s movies.’
‘You weren’t.’
Sera nodded. ‘We were. Toby thought it was going to be funny. And it was, until we got to the part where Ethan was naked and having sex with a woman under a tree.’
Her friend spluttered her decaffeinated latte across the table. ‘You’re shitting me.’
‘Unfortunately, no.’
‘Did you see his…’ Linda put her hand to the side of her mouth and whispered, ‘cock?’
Sera vigorously shook her head. ‘No. I would have shut it down if Ethan had been parading around with his wang out. At least, with Toby there.’
They giggled.
‘It was just his butt. His very firm, very sexy butt.’
‘Oh, god. Did you feel awkward?’
Sera squinted. ‘Not exactly.’
‘Did you feel… horny?’
Sera pressed her lips together and glanced around, like someone she knew might be eavesdropping on their conversation. Then she leaned in closer.
Linda mirrored her with eager eyes.
‘So, I had my feet in Toby’s lap,’ she said in a hushed voice. ‘Which is not unusual. And he’s rubbing my foot. Also not unusual. Except, this was… different. His hand was under my pyjama pants, kind of drifting up and down my leg. He was basically caressing me. And we were staring at each other. And his lips were open. And there were these grunts and moans coming from the television. And I’m not going to lie, I was getting a little…’ She cringed. ‘You know.’ She pointed towards her lap.
‘Wet?’
‘Shh.’ Sera glanced around again. ‘But yes. And I think Toby was getting a little… hard.’
Linda gasped, her mouth opening and her eyes wide. ‘Oh my god, he wasn’t.’
‘Mm-hm.’
‘What did you do?’
