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Chapter 38: Intervention and Ultimatums
ETHAN
After staying an extra hour at the office after everyone had left, I was getting ready to leave. It was a little past seven when Bennett's name appeared on my cellphone screen. I took a deep breath, hesitating before sliding my finger on the green button.
"What do you want?"
"We're waiting for you. Don't tell me you're still at work."
"We? Does that mean you and Will?"
"And Jack."
"Let me guess... Is he going to kick my ass too?" There was silence on the line for a few seconds before I heard Will's voice.
"If you don't arrive in twenty minutes, we'll come and get you, Morgan," he said before hanging up. Great. Will was still pissed off at me.
Shit. Who knew that spending one night with a woman and then having a quickie in the bathroom would be enough to make all my friends want my head? To make matters worse, I still desired her, even though right now I just wanted to put my hands and mouth on her and vent a
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