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I couldn’t accuse Dune of lying to me, because I’d never asked where he lived He’d told me he’d met Poe, even that he’d talked to him about me I wondered what exactly Poe had told Dune about us, but then dis er

"I’o to your place to see it, to draw out s to discuss Na when he threithto sit with you?"

"Fine" He rocked back on his heels "I have so out my time with you, too"

The statement should’ve sounded sexy, but instead, it was serious

"Okay Let’s get it done, then"

The Garden District went by in a slow and beautiful blur I was usually thinking too hard about the job I was about to do to appreciate the view

I followed Dune into a classy lobby Black-and-white-checked floor Fancy lighting A shiny-faced girl sitting at a desk in the office smiled at him, all wide-eyed and hopeful

"Hi, Dune!" Cheery, too Probably one of those genuinely sweet girls who had lots of friends

"Hey" He waved and smiled back

Jealousy roared to life, and I stepped into her line of vision

The sh that I wanted to do soeous, like smack him on the ass or put my hand in his back pants pocket, just to s stood

"Her name is Jodi" He leaned over to whisper in my ear as we stepped into the elevator "She’s here on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays And she’s not you, so there’s nothing for you to worry about"

If Jodi had access to the caood eyeful for the next thirty seconds

Dune looked a little dazed e exited "Jealous Hallie is … I don’t even have words"

"You’re welcorinned and slid the key card into the slot, then took my hand and stepped into the apart time no see," I said

Poe was iven him a heads-up, which meant Dune’s loyalty was to me I liked it

"Hallie" He stared at our joined hands

"That’s what they call o of Dune I knehere my affections fell, and I wanted towason the receiving end of it

Poe got right to it "I’y"

"We have a lot to talk about," Poe agreed

I turned to Dune "Do you ave my hand a squeeze and disappeared down the hall

Same as he was the first time I saw him, Poe was stuck somewhere between sexy and scary

"You look like crap" I joined him on the couch

"You look hot" British boys Full-blown charm the second they opened theireach other without saying a lot, but this situation was going to require multiple explanations

"I orried about you"

"I orried about onally, obviously a slash rather than a precise cut It was pink and raised

"I’ive yourself a liver transplant"