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"He was only here for a second," Rafe protested "Just saying hello"

"We do not stand around in the dining roo kitchen clothes" She sniffed "It looks unprofessional"

"Relax, Ma," he said, his head tilting back to look at her "Since when do you work Saturday night?"

"There was a party to cater Nobody else was free And you saw -- Cara was here late with her little one This is our busy season"

"It’s always our busy season" He began to stack our finished plates Rafe and I had dely short amount of time "Flori!" he called, and his cute little cousin ca over "Can you scare up a check?" He handed a stack of plates to her, too

Hisover him "There is no check, Rafael"

"We had a couple of beers"

"Eh Pablo will live Do not run out yet I’ll bring you dulce de leche en table" She turned toonderful"

She smiled and darted away Rafe’sfrom one place to another in an instant

Rafe rubbed his sto up with the crazy faroan "Sorry, but your crazy is not nearly as crazy as our crazy"

Rafe measured me with his chocolate eyes "You only win this contest because of the creepy brother-in-law Otherwise I think I’d have you beat"

Gazing at him from across the very small table, my neck heated Not only was it a beautiful view, but I was reure out which of us had it worse The crazy night we’d shared was still special to ured out why Rafe had been so miserable afterward

His ary-looking squares and several slices of star fruit "It was lovely toupstairs now You’ll be along soon?" she asked her son

"I’ht back," he said quickly

"You don’t have to do that," I protested "I’ll just catch a cab to the train station Or Uber"

Rafe’s eyebrows lifted "You’re going back to Harkness? Tonight?"

I locked eyes with hio home to my parents’ house after that awful scene at dinner