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"Co sad eyes at h to break any spell "Seriously?" I asked, raising an eyebrow "You’re resorting to puppy dog eyes? That, right there, is e’re not right for each other You want a girl you can win stuffed aniirl We don’t even have the same idea of what’s romantic" For instance, his whole romantic proposal scenario left ers for as supposed to be a private moment If I kneen at all, if he ever did propose, it would just be the two of us there He wouldn’tproduction out of it

"So, it’s really over, then," he said "You won’t give me another chance?"

Had I ever been this whiny and needy about a breakup? Maybe in high school--at least, I hoped that was the only tiood times, but I think it’s best if both of us ot a new job at the store, and I’ it here now I don’t need you to take care of uy, and I saw out of the corner of uy nodded "Okay, then," Josh said, backing away, but still holding onto my hand "If that’s the way you want it"

It occurred toBut I wasn’t that good an actress He’d have probably figureduseful "It is the way I want it," I said firave ic hit me I had a moment of haziness, and then my head cleared "Well, then, have a nice life," he said

"You, too," I added, slanced over his shoulder, like he was looking for someone, but no one was there, and then he left

As soon as he was gone, Florence exhaled loudly and said, "Good riddance to bad rubbish If you hadn’t sent hiuess I should have said soht," I said sheepishly "When a guy asks a question like that, you owe hi in that restaurant with you already out the door"

I winced "How huuy Now, let’s get this place ready for the afternoon coffee break rush"

The rest of the afternoon, I had the nagging sense that there was so I was supposed to do I must have been pretty obvious about it, since Florence asked ?"

"What? Why do you ask that?"

"Because you’ve got that look"

"Oh I guess there is sootten, but I can’t remember what it is I suspect there’s some errand I was supposed to run today, but in all the exciteotten When ets cut off, I suppose I’ll know, huh?"

"Ah, new love It h, but in spite of her teasing tone, she looked serious

"Yeah, when you go straight fro you’re in love with another guy, it really ood way"

I kept that strange feeling the rest of the afternoon At the end of o down and see that adorable new guy of yours Do you two have plans for tonight?"

Plans, there had been so out to dinner," I said with a shrug But I couldn’t shake the feeling that I’d forgotten soood ti You ht choice"

"You’re sure?"

"I’uess I’o in the same sentence But I bet when you see hiuess’ about it"

I hovered in the doorway of Owen’s office when I got downstairs, watching him work His dark hair fell across his forehead as he bent to study the docuo over to him and push it back He looked so at hoed there, and I belonged with hiht Noas sure