Chapter 1 | Page 23: The Hard Way

It's time to put it all on the table. Or on the shingles, in this case.

Nick Wright
August 14, 2025

Last time, Nate made a fatal misstep. Or is that mis-sit?

Now that he’s all freshened up, we can get back to the conversation.

Bruh.

Rose: All good?
Nate: Yeah, I needed to get out of my Interview Clothes anyway.

Nate: So... I wanted to apologize for last night. I never should have let it get that far.

Rose: What the hell DID happen last night? Did you suddenly remember you're into slut-shaming?

Nate: Nah, nothing like that.
Nate (slyly, in small text): We all got a little bit of ho in us.

Rose: Then what?
Nate: It's just... I've learned the hard way that relationships that start out with sex end in disaster.

Rose (leaning in, eyebrows raised): Who said anything about a relationship?

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