CHAPTER 13

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"You still can. Anytime. Just... with pants on."

"Yeah. Not the same, though."

I blinked slowly. "That's a deal breaker for you?"

"It's a symbol."

"A symbol?"

"Of our self-oppression."

"Um..."

"And I mostly really didn't want to go back for them."

"Again, not that long a walk."

"More of an emotional trial than a physical one."

"Huh?"

Lexi tilted her head and made direct eye contact. "If I turned around, I might not have come back."

"Oh. Is it that bad?"

"I dunno. Kinda. I never ever felt like I couldn't be in here before. Never felt like there was a problem between us. I don't like it."

"Yeah. Me either."

Lexi chewed her lip and fidgeted a moment. "So, like, an amnesty morning? Or something?"

"I don't feel like I've been given much of a choice."

"You could kick me out."

I shook my head. "Never."

"Good."

To be continue..

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