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"I re in, and I helped you carry some boxes"

"No, I rele Scout"

"As a matter of fact, I was We’re trained to help daain, I’ll kick you in the soft parts"

She had no idea how appealing she was

He poured her so about wine, but she kne to taste it, holding it in herher lips afterward Even the way she held the glass said so, close to her breast, the red a deep contrast to the white of her--

Ah She was speaking

"Old Kevinhe was a peach He was so nice, Jack You have no idea But that guy is gone, and I’m the only one who seemed to notice or care, and for some reason, that makessure he was looking at her face

"All the things I loved about hi of a funeral," Jack said

Soh her eyes "Yes"

His hand slid up to her ankle and rested there "I’m sorry, then"

She cleared her throat "You knohat sucks?" she asked "I bought into the whole looks thing I wore high heels and bought Spanx and I tried to look like the is, I like et me next to someone like Naomi, and I stick raw chicken undernice to me And, of course, he didn’t So I sold "

She looked at the painting on the wall and, very subtly, ran a finger under her eye

Because she was crying Not a lot, but, yep, those were tears

Which was intolerable

She took another bite of cake and didn’t look at hiently, "we men don’t really pick you women because of your looks"

"What does thatthat Naomi has a stupendous body and a better personality?"

"Cal that looks aren’t as iod"

Jack smiled "Besides, you’re very pretty"

"Don’t reat sense of huet carried away" She didn’t smile back

Jack stood up and reached out for her hand "Coed her up and led her to the ht

Eet chocolate there?" She looked down at her shirt and rubbed a spot of chocolate over her heart

"Look," he said

"At the stain?"

"No, Emmaline Look at yourself"

"I’d rather not do this, Jack"

"Don’t be such a baby Look See what everyone else sees"

He stood behind her and pulled her hair back froreat sense of hu in the sweet s people, I’m sure But you’re also beautiful"

She rolled her eyes

"Except when you do that," he added "Stop being so grumpy and take a compliment"

"Where’s that Taser when I need it?"

"Shush Look at yourself"

His hands were on her shoulders now, and her skin was as smooth as silk Women and their secret weapons Yes, the brsts and lips and earlobes were all ridiculously appealing, and then they went and threw in silky skin and the s to, Jack slid his hands down her ar dark hair eet and da the moves on me, Jack Holland?" she asked, her voice brisk She didn’tin her throat "Your eyes are--"

"Nor Your eyes are very pretty"

She shut them "What color are they, Jack?"

"Dark blue"

She scowled and opened them

"Your nose is perfect and adorable"

"Yeah Perfect noses So hot"

"Shush" Her ass was pressed right against his pelvis, and if he leaned in a little closer, he could--"Beautiful "

"Does that line work?"