“I need some liquor. This tea s**t ain’t gonna cut it.” “Mara!” Lena burst into laughter. “What? It’s true!” She remembered her first view of Ky. Half-naked and passed out on his kitchen floor. “As for noticing, no. He’s changed. A lot. He’s all big and buff and...” “And what?” Lena asked, leaning forward. “And sexy as hell. He was a cute guy back in school, but he had braces and his hair was kind of long. He was shy so he was always hunched over a little. God!” she hissed. “I must have been really stupid to him. Not knowing he was the one guy I trusted back then.” “Oh, Mara. I’m sure he had a reason not to tell you.” “Yeah?” she snapped. “What? Because as far as I’m concerned he was my best friend. You’d think that after the friendship we had he would be acknowledging that right awa

