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"Can’t find anything?" she asked
"Nope" He shut the door, his eyes scanning a takeout nets
"I canout"
He chuckled in aestively "Depends on what I’ out"
"Pervert" She could feel the heat rising into her cheeks, knowing it was useless to try to hide it
"Yeah, but you love it," he said playfully
"I do" There was no use denying it--he knew Haven well
Car back to the menu "I’ll just order Chinese It’s late and you shouldn’t have to cook, especially considering you already cleaned the kitchen once tonight Don’t think I didn’t notice that shit I could’ve done it, you knoould’ve"
"I know you would’ve," she said truthfully Car, but he was good at picking up after himself He didn’t enjoy it, but he did it for her "I didn’t rabbed the cordless telephone from the wall and dialed a number quickly "Yeah, I need a delivery The na briefly as they looked up his name "Yes, that’s olian beef, the kung pao chicken, and two orders of your won ton soup I don’t know, large? Oh, and so rolls Howrip off"
He glanced at Haven, raising his eyebrows "Did I ?"
"Uh, no"
"Yeah, that’s it And don’t forget the fortune cookies," he said into the phone, his brow furrowing "What do you mean you don’t have any fortune cookies? You’re a Chinese restaurant You have to have fortune cookies What? No, I don’t care if they’re co coht now Find so the phone down on the counter,Haven flinch He pulled open the freezer door and looked inside Haven knew i acted on impulse out of frustration He stared at the empty spot where the vodka bottle had once been stored before slaerator
Haven grabbed the can of Coke froently rubbed his back "Fortune cookies aren’t that serious," she said, nudging hiainst the counter and watched as she made a cherry Coke "You don’t even eat them You think they taste like cardboard"
"Yeah, but you do," he replied He fidgeted and appeared agitated, rubbing the palms of his hands on his pants anxiously "You like them"
She smiled softly as she handed hi ofthat limo for me was unnecessary"
"Maybe the cookies weren’t, but the li a sip of his drink "You couldn’t walk home"
"No, but I could’ve taken the bus," she replied "I kind of like it, anyway I never got to go to school and ride the bus or anything Makes it feel authentic"
He stared at Haven doubtfully "You weren’t taking the bus ho of a deal"
"It is a big deal," he retorted, raising his voice "The bus stop isn’t close to the house so you’d still have to walk in the dark"
"It’s just a few blocks over," she replied, hoping to reassure him so he would calm down "It would’ve only taken a few minutes if I cut down the alley by--"
Haven stopped speaking abruptly when it struck her what she was saying Carid The bus stop was near the old theater a few blocks away, down froht in 1996 The alley was the one Carone near since
"Okay," she conceded The odds of soain it was ht, but I still want to take it during the day"
"You’re the only person I know that prefers public transportation," he gruree
"I just don’t see the point in driving if I don’t have to," she explained "And li a car to pick ets late and I can’t take the bus, I’ll call a taxi"
Carhed dryly "And you say I’m stubborn"
"You are stubborn," she said "Maybe you’re just rubbing off on me"
It was quiet for a moment before his lips curved into a sht"