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Reese cannot wrap her mind around why Luca is being so weird about everything. She wants to be with him, but she refuses to be hurt again.

Luca gets into the tub with her and hands her the bottle of Tito’s. “You think you are going to get me drunk and have your way with me?” Reese asks.

“I thought I could get drunk, and you could have your way with me,” Luca says.

He sits across from her and rubs her feet. Reese takes a drink from the bottle and hands it back to him. “Well, then you better catch up because I am way ahead of you,” she says.

Luca takes a sip from the bottle. “How do you drink this stuff?” he says.

“It’s good,” she says.

“It’s strong,” he says.

“Yeah, well, it’s supposed to be,” she says.

Luca pushes Reese’s legs apart and pulls himself toward her. He kisses her. “I do care a lot about you, Reese. Please be patient with me,” he says.

“I’m not sure if you care about me or just like fucking me,” Reese says.