Rival, page 31
“It will help you forget that asshole.” She was talking about Liam, and I realized that I’d barely thought of my skeezer ex-boyfriend.
“Maybe it will help me forget K. C. Carter,” I teased.
Bending down, I picked up the vibrator and kind of started to wonder what kind of batteries it took. “Thank you, Tate.” I hoped my voice sounded genuine. “If nothing else, I already feel better.”
“Use them both,” she ordered. “Today. Also, use the word motherfucker at some point. You’ll feel a lot better. Trust me.”
And then she hung up without a good-bye.
I stared at the phone, confusion shredding my smile.
I’ve said motherfucker. Just never out loud.
Copyright © Justin Courtney
PENELOPE DOUGLAS is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Bully and Until You. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, she earned a bachelor’s degree in public administration and then a master’s of education at Loyola University in New Orleans before becoming a teacher. She now writes full-time and lives in Las Vegas with her husband and their daughter.
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