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It took Chase a couple of tries before he got the edges to line up perfectly As she watched his niraers pausing "So now that I’ to sit there and…stare at ra at you"

"Sure" He drew the word out

"Certain you don’t have sorale heryou? There’s no such thing"

Madison tried to ignore the teasing tone to his words, but it was hard A srin broke free and after a couple of moments, they fell into an easy, corams

The quiet was broken by Chase’s low chuckle, drawing her attention "What?" she asked, wondering what she had done now

"It’s just strange seeing you do this Crafts aren’t your thing"

Relaxing, she steadied the growing pile between theuy, either"

He laughed again "I have no idea what I’ sure that Mitch and Lissa’s wedding goes off without any proble you"

Madison srateful you are helping, because this would’ve taken , she placed another on the stack and reached for onethis"

Chase’s fingers stilled over the prograaze met hers It was crazy Dressed down in worn blue jeans and a black shirt, he was the most beautiful man she’d ever seen And the moment was sort of perfect

Even with the deer head staring over his shoulder like a total creeper

His gaze ra this now"

His sentence see Tilting her head to the side, she waited "Okay?"

"But she didn’t ask ured you could use the help"

Herher fold progra declaration of love, but still…

Chase cleared his throat "And with all this wine laying around, sohed "I’ht"

"Was not!"

He arched a brow "You were dancing on a bench with so her head, she smiled "His name is Bobby"

"I think his name is Rob"

"Oh" She bit down on her lip "Sa her knee with his knuckles "And you sat down in the middle of the pathway"

She re about how big theAnd suddenly… God, suddenly it was five years ago and everything…everything was norood way

"It was like you’d never seen the moon before Surprised you still don’t think it’s a ball of cheese in the sky"

She threw her folded program at him "I’m not five, Chase!"

He picked up the paper "But you were that tipsy"

Giggling at his cora over, she reached into the other one and pulled out a dozen place-card holders Disappointment swelled when she realized they’d be done within an hour

Madison also reht as he held her so tenderly in his arms, which was proof that she hadn’t been that drunk

She had adether, teasing each other or sitting in coo for hours like this It hy for the longest tiether

Seemed silly now and maybe even a little sad, but she didn’t want this moment to end Most importantly, she didn’t want to miss him anymore

…

Chase watched her stick the little cards into the holders, wondering what had caused the glimpse of sadness that had flashed across her face The s hi into at work He lo--liked her like this best

He could easily see her with so incredibly sexy Maddie had this ease about her, a natural char to be a lucky son of a bitch one day

The cold slice of air that canore

Pushing those thoughts away, he told her about the couple his ot an eyeful when he went back to get fresh towels"

Madison tipped her head back and laughed "And this was at Koe for that? How did they get back there?"

"One of the waitresses left the door unlocked" He grinned as her laugh bubbled up again "Stefan said they had their iPhones out and were fil"

"Wow" She snickered "A skills"

"Jealous?"