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“Oh, I might have hooked up with someone,” I said with a bounce in my step.

“You? Hookup with someone? I need the details.”

Laura and I had been friends for years. We shared practically everything with each other.

“Maybe later,” I said, grabbing the pot of coffee and pouring a mug. “How are you and that new guy working out?”

“Which one?” she asked.

“The tall one with the beard. I can’t remember his name.”

“Jason? He was like two men ago. You need to keep up.”

“Are you ever going to find a decent man?” I asked then took a sip of coffee.

“I don’t know.” She sighed. “There’s like no good guys who aren’t already in a relationship.”

“Right?”

“Was it the guy from Afghanistan you hooked up with last night? Max?”

I frowned, staring down at my coffee.

“No? Tell me more.”

When I looked up, I saw a look of excitement on her face.

“It wasn’t Max. I met another guy in Afghanistan too.”

“Cooper? Yeah, you told me about that crazy night right before you left.”

“He caught up with me a few days ago.”

“And Max found you like a week ago? That’s weird.”

“I guess.”

Both of us took another sip.

“You should hook me up with Max if you’re not interested in him,” she said.

“Really?”

“Why not?” She shrugged.

“He’s not my type of guy at all, but I won’t judge you.”

“Better not,” she said.

I smiled.

“I’ll send him your number. Is that cool?”

“Yeah. Who couldn’t use a little more muscle in their life?”

Whether Max and her hooked up or not, hopefully it would distract him enough, so he would quit stalking me.

All my thoughts circled back to Cooper in one way or another. No matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t able to get him out of my mind.