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The room was buzzing with laughter and music, the kind of background noise that meant everything was going
exactly as it should. I'd just spotted Josh across the room, his shoulders relaxed, a drink in hand, and a wide grin
splitting his face. It was good to see him like thi | crossed over, and when Josh spotted me, his grin got even
wider. He wrappedin a bear hug, clapping my back with a familiar force.
"Good to see you, man," he said, stepping back and lookingover. "Missed you."
1 chuckled, shaking my head. "Right back at you. Glad to see you finally got your shit together," | replied, a hint
of teasing in my voice. He laughed, shaking his head. Then, a pair of slender, manicured hands slid
around Josh's waist. A tall blonde, dressed to kill, leaned into him, murmuring something in his ear that | couldn't
catch. Her eyes flicked over to me, assessing, before Josh wrapped an arm around her and turned her toward
me. "Luke, meet Jasmine," Josh said, his eyes gleaming.
| gave her a nod, offering a polite smile as | extended my hand. "Nice to meet you, Jasmine."
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She gavea smile back, something bright and knowing in her expression, then turned to Josh. I'm going to go
mingle for a bit, babe," she said with a kiss on his cheek.
When she was out of earshot, | tilted my head and raised an eyebrow. "Really, man? A Sports Illustrated model?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJosh just laughed, shrugging. "What can | say? | got lucky." Then he glanced over my shoulder, his smirk
deepening. "Since when do you go for brunettes?"
| followed his gaze to Francesca, who was chatting with Jasmine. One hand gestured animatedly while the other
clutched her champagne flute. Of course, they knew each other.
"She's a distraction," | said with a half-shrug, meeting Josh's eyes again. "Nothing serious. You know that."
"That's not what the news is saying. They hear wedding bells." Josh teased, and | pinned him with a death stare.
There is no fucking way | would marry that girl.
Josh's expression softened a bit. He rested a hand on my shoulder, giving it a firm squeeze. "You good, man? |
mean... | should
probably still be pissed at you for leaving Jess the way you did, but | know you were hurting." He sighed, voice
dropping to something more serious. "It's been two years, Luke. You gotta move on."
| clenched my jaw and looked away, then nodded. "I know, Josh. Believe me, I've been trying. It's not like |
haven't fucking tried." | shrugged, feeling the weight of the past two years settle heavy in my chest. Before Josh
could respond, Francesca walked up, flashing a
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bright smile and slipping her arm through mine. "Hey, babe! Let's take a quick selfie," she chirped, already lifting
her phone up. | managed a quick, forced smille just as the flash went off. As she checked her screen, probably
typing out a post that would make sheadlines by morning, she gavea peck on the cheek and sashayed
away leaving the scent of her too- sweet perflingering.
Josh snickered, crossing his arms. "So... proposing to that one anytsoon?" he asked, eyebrows waggling.
"Not a chance," | muttered, rolling my eyes. "She gives good head, though," | let the sentence trail off, and he
laughed, shaking his head.
"Just making sure. She's hot, but | remember you kicking your girls with more than one brain cell."Josh teased,
and | looked back at Jasmine.
"And what? You traded brain cells for cup sizes?" | joked back, and-
Josh threw his head back, laughing. "Don't be a fucking asshole, man. Jasmine has brain cells. She just happens
to look good in a bikini, too." We both finished our glasses and talked about football for the rest of the night while
our girlfriends did the rounds. Before midnigh "Hey babe, do you feel like going home?" she purred in my ear
before smiling at me. "I need to tell you something."
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