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"Moi?" She batted her eyelashes vigorously, as though she was both hurt and offended bya enerate roin to count the number of couples I’ve knohoto do with it"

"You were there I saw you"

"I wasan eye onyour friend that way"

I wasn’t entirely convinced of her innocence, but I could tell arguing would do no good "Well, for the record, there’s nothing roly, loud, and s to lead us into a trap to kill us, so he spent the rest of the day wondering what our eneht be up to He probably wouldn’t have noticed if I’d swooned into his arms"

"You didn’t swoon into his arms?" For once, she sounded unsure

"No I’ood at being a da rescued I’d rather rescue myself We already have a pretty skewed balance of power--literally--in this relationship Hi to rescue me doesn’t help matters"

"It wasn’t romantic, then?"

"No!" For once, I didn’t play the good Southern girl and apologize when she looked hurt I repositionedher flutter to keep up withto do with it, or if you were thinking of doing soive it a rest You’re really not doing me a lot of favors in the ro you for any favors in the romance department, beyond one little, tiny bit of infor through the ice didn’t give him the chance to warm you up?"

"Aha! I knew that was you! Yeah, there was so, but it also ruined our date just when it was getting ros play out naturally?"

"You think I had so to cause you harm"

She looked so hurt that I als are coht now because of our work, so when so bad happens to us, neither of us is likely to think about romance as we rescue or coet us, so orry, which isn’t too romantic, and since he’s very, very dedicated to his work, he tends to go right into work mode to try to solve the problem, and that totally kills the romance"

She perked up "Oh Then I shall have to see what I can do to help you with that"

"No! You don’t have to do anything!" I called out, but she disappeared before I got the "no" out I could only begin to iht be if she was actually behind all the things that had happened to us lately

The next et her assign sent out into the field undercovertime Her sallow skin almost had a healthy flush to it and she’d lost that pinched look around her mouth Maybe all she really wanted was to feel needed and i that rasp on my job

While aited for her to return with the spells, Owen buried hier than he was, and I searched the Internet for advertising case studies that one an hour, Owen gave up on reading and started pacing He see out the cavalry when she finally returned with two large Spellworks shopping bags

"He’s serious if he has good shopping bags," I said as Owen took them froh-end boutique, with a shiny logo on the sides and ribbon handles

"They are good shopping bags, aren’t they?" Kim said "Do you mind if I keep one when you’re done with them?"

"We’ll see," Owen said distractedly

"Okay, just letelse I’m only a phone call away" It was then that I realized her flushed look hadn’t been excitement It had been makeup She’d dolled herself up to meet with Owen She’din on my man? Fortunately, Oas too focused on the proble eyelashes There were tis worked in my favor