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“I don’t want her to be dead. Rand, I mean. But a few days of this shit and I turned into a dick. I can’t do that to you or myself for the rest of our lives, babe. No more dickery. That’s what your aunt called it,” Cass smirked.

Rebecca laughed. “She did not!” Cassidy nodded emphatically. “She’s crazy. Don’t you dare tell her I said that!” Rebecca laid her head on Cassidy’s shoulder. “I think going to talk to Miranda will be good for you. Hard, but good.”

“What would you say to Samantha if you had the chance?”

“Nothing.” There was no hesitation this time. “I think the most honest she ever was with me was the night she almost killed me. I defied her, and she wanted to control me. Completely. If I wanted to understand her mindset, I could ask my aunt. But there’s nothing more I need from her.”

Cass contemplated that as she popped a dumpling in her mouth. “Think Rand will tell me why?”

“I think she’ll try to manipulate you,” Rebecca answered honestly. “She’ll blame everyone but herself. Don’t go in there thinking she’ll give you all the answers you’ll need, Cassidy.”

“Why should I go then?”

Rebecca turned just in time to see Cassidy eat another dumpling. Her seventh one, but who’s counting? Certainly not Cassidy when it came to calories. Lucky. “You go, not to hear what she has to say, baby, but to say what you need to say.”

“Will you go with me?”

Rebecca smiled, feathering Cassidy’s bangs off her face. “If that’s what you want. Would you like me to kick her ass, too?”

“Oh man! I would ask Eve for a loan to see that!” Cass laughed so hard she nearly choked on her dumpling.

“Make sure you save enough for my bail, darling.”

Cass crossed her heart in a silent promise as she ate more food. She caught Rebecca looking at her funny. “Wha?” she asked with a full mouth.

“You are such a bottomless pit!” Rebecca lifted Cassidy’s tank top revealing her six pack. “Seriously, where do you put it?”

Cass tapped her thighs. “Goes down my legs. I can eat so much because I’m tall.” She topped off her ridiculous statement with a cheeky grin.

“Oh my God! You’re insane!” Rebecca fell back on the couch, laughing hysterically.

Cass’s hand froze reaching for more food. “Insane? Did you just call me insane?” Cass grabbed Rebecca’s ankles and pulled her towards her, causing a shriek from her girlfriend. “Oh, no, no, no. What would Aunt Wills say? You’re going to have to apologize for that,” she said as she crawled on top of a still laughing Rebecca.

“Not a chance, weirdo.”

Cass tsked. “Weirdo? You know what that deserves, right?”

Rebecca’s eyes widened. “No! I’m sorry, Cassidy! Truly!”

“Nope. You had your opportunity, sweetheart. You must now face the consequences.”

“Please don’t, Cassidy. I’m begging you!”

“Mmm, I like it when you beg. But it’s not going to help you this time.”

“Cassidy!”

Cass began tickling Rebecca relentlessly. God, she loved the sound of that laughter. Whatever was wrong in the world could be fixed by the musicality of Rebecca’s laughter.

“Bet you’re sorry you called me names now.” Cass brought her mouth into the action by gleefully nibbling on Rebecca’s neck. Oh yeah, she knew all of Rebecca’s spots. The ones that turned her on and the ones that tickled her.

“Please!” Rebecca panted between giggles. “I have to pee!”

Cass immediately let up which turned out to be a huge mistake. Before she knew what happened, Rebecca had turned the tables on her. She was on her back and Rebecca was straddling her waist.

“You lied!” And I’m not minding it one single bit. Cass lifted her hips slightly.

“Slow down there, cowgirl. I didn’t lie. What do you say to cleaning this stuff up and going to bed?”