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King Of The Mountain: Chapter One: The Lodge
It’s Shawn’s Birthday, and they are celebrating in style!
“I swear,” Chad said as he looked furiously at me. “Check your phone one more time and I will throw it away.”
I nodded. “You’re right,” I said as I put my phone away.
“She’s not worth it man,” Kevin said as he passed me to pick up his luggage.
“Wasn’t like you guys were really dating anyway,” Lilah said.
“Okay, I get it,” I nodded.
I picked up my suitcase and followed them out of the luggage claim. I couldn’t help it; after the promotion, things between my friend Candice had changed. We had sworn they wouldn’t, but they did.
“Candice is a great woman,” Lilah said as Stephanie and her held hands as they walked. “And if she wasn’t straight and I was single, I would go after her.”
“Here comes the but,” I said as the cold, snowy air hit me in the face as we exited the airport.
“No, no, there is no but,” Lilah said. “I am just saying she is a great woman.”
“There is a but,” Kyle said as he was the first to get to the rental desk. “A nice butt, a really nice butt, the way she….”
