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I hesitated for another moment before nodding my agreement sadly. Then, as if to change the subject, James asked, "How many times have you done this kind of stuff since we moved to Houston?"

I frowned uncertainly and glanced over at him but his eyes were focused on the road ahead. When I didn't reply, he prompted me, saying, "Come on, how often have you fucked a stranger since moving here? Like every single weekend or something? If so..."

I shook my head at his bluntness and he frowned slightly before asking softly, "Is that why you haven't gone on any dates or anything since we moved here? Because you think nobody cares about someone like you?"

Before I could respond, Jason interrupted us with an impatient sigh then leaned forward to grab the radio controller. Once he was settled in, he clicked it on and selected the station for us to listen to then turned towards James as he stated in irritation, "Hey man, we're gonna end up missing the mall if we keep dawdling like this..."