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Brett and Billy Have Been in a Faithful Relationship for Many

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Brett and Billy have been in a faithful relationship for many years.Lately,Brett and Billy have argued a lot about all kinds of things.When they are angry with each other,it is very common for one or the other to withhold sex as part of their anger and punishment towards the other.Recently Brett has been fantasizing about a couple of the women at work in a sexual way.Given the state of their relationship,what might you predict as a likely outcome?


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