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"What!? How do you know they never had sex?"

"I asked. Not hard to get information, you know."

"So, what the hell am I supposed to do?" I ask, frustration boiling over. "She threw it in my face, like I can just erase the past. I can't."

"Maybe start by not throwing a tantrum when she brings it up," Lance says bluntly. "You've got to understand where she's coming from. And for fuck's sake, stop acting like she's accusing you of something you didn't do. You did it, so own it."

I rub my temples, trying to ease the thumping. "And what about you, huh? You're sitting here pining after Lisa like a goddamn schoolboy who won't admit he's in love with the only woman in the world who can possibly put up with him."

He snorts. "Nice try. Actually, I'm meant to be playing golf with Phillip today, pity."

"Phillip?" I scoff. "You're telling me you're pining over missing out on golf with Phillip?"

Lance laughs, "At least I'm not living in denial like you are."

"Denial?" I snap. "What the hell am I in denial about?"

denial about the fact that you're scared," Lance says, his voice suddenly serious. "You're scared that Winona's never going to get over what happened with Ashlyn, and that scares the shit out of you. So instead of dealing

to show it. "And you're scared that Lisa's better off

for a second, I think I might've

not talking about me. We're talking about you and how you need to pull your head out of

keep pretending like everything's fine when it's

Lance says simply. "But don't run away from it either and don't get angry about it. You need to be there for Winona, even when she's throwing Ashlyn in your face. You need to let her work through it, and

"Yeah, well, it's easier said than

I

love her-and I mean really love her-you'll figure it out. And if that means suggesting therapy

a bitter laugh. "You're

until you stop being one. I refuse to cup your balls and tell

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balls."

a small smile tugging at the corner of my

that?"

out your

"He d

play a good eighteen holes. It's nice to have some real competition for

played golf for years together. It's been a while. I know he's just reminding me of the fact we haven't in a

ever

you'd just throw a tantrum and embarrass us, so

you win."

Lance. I swear I

Then I'll take another hundred bet money off you because you will never land another one." Lance laughs. "Can you just

is a scotch on the rocks." He stands up

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