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“I know,” Ellie dramatically whined. “I just don’t know what to do. I’ve never had sex before. Or even wanted to have it until now.”

“Well, I can’t help you there.” Dylan shrugged. “But why don’t you ask Mason? We know she has experience.”

“Mason istooadvanced for me.”

“Blake?”

“I don’t know if we’re there yet with our sister relationship.”

“What about your moms?”

Ellie groaned. She’d thought about that, too. “I don’t want to give them a heart attack.”

“Then you’re down to Eden.”

Her Aunt Eden had been in town for a couple of days and was staying with them for a few weeks. Ellie knew she could talk to Eden about anything, but that also applied to anyone in her family. But maybe starting with Eden would be a good gauge to see how her parents would react. Eden was the cool young aunt, but also saw all the Mackenzie kids as her own.

“Maybe I’ll see if Eden is still up.”

“Keep me posted. I should get home since I have toworktomorrow.”

Ellie rolled her eyes as she waved goodbye to Dylan. As she headed inside the house, she was thankful to find the living room empty. She’d gotten a text earlier from Vera that she’d been called in to work and to let her know when she got home, so Ellie did. Her mom and siblings must have already gone to bed, even though it was barely eleven.

The kitchen light was still on, so Ellie made her way to the back of the house. She was relieved to find Eden sitting at the table with a script in front of her. Ellie pulled out the seat beside her and sat.

“Whatcha reading?”

“Some new script my agent sent over.”

“Is it any good?”

Eden pushed her black-rimmed reading glasses up into her thick brown hair. “It could be with me as the lead.”

“I have no doubt.”

“What’s on your mind, kiddo?”

“Nothing.”

Eden’s brown eyes narrowed at Ellie. “You’re not that good of an actress right now. Spill.”

Closing the script, Eden pushed it out of the way as she leaned onto the table. Ellie thought of a thousand ways to ask the question lingering on her lips. But somehow the one that won out was, “I need sex advice.”

“Pussy or penis?” Eden asked without hesitation before saying, “pussy. Who am I kidding? Go on.”

“Can you be serious for like two minutes?”

“Honey, if you only want to talk about sex for two minutes then I amnotyour girl.”

Ellie rolled her eyes as Eden laughed.

“I’m serious, Eden. I don’t know who else to talk about it.”

“So, I’m your last choice?”

“No, that would be Brayden.”

“Ew, no.” Eden chuckled. “Never ask him for advice. Or any boys for that matter. Or men. Just… don’t.”