“Sometimes.”
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Early in the evening Dale ran some errands. He picked up extra food rather than rely on Riadh’s magic. A stop at Goodwill to drop off a large batch of items came next. The final errand he hesitated about, sitting in the parking lot in the car for five minutes before committing to going into the pharmacy. He bought a generous sized bottle of lube and condoms. It wasn’t like he really thought he could get it up enough to top Riadh, but it was better to be prepared if a miracle occurred. On the other hand, did he trust the djinn enough to let him do the driving? The last person Dale had let do that was Collin. The sharp pain of loss went through Dale. No, I will not think of him or what happened.
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