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We talk some more about the interviehile Ryker drives us to the closest coffee shop He handles his car with the same assurance that I’ve seen hi our contract negotiations, he was as cool as a cucules because of what happened between him and Sutter, and his options were limited, yet he didn’t juent back and forth with me to iron out a deal that forced me to pay a little more than I wanted, but on the flip side, I only cut a two-year deal with him I needed to be prepared to unload hi

Ryker actually takes us to a local pastry shop that also serves coffee and tea After we place our orders, he pulls his wallet out and hands soister I immediately knock his hand back and hand her ," I tell hi and I can write this off"

"It’s rin

"Well, I did say I’d buy you a cup of coffee Not a chocolate croissant and a blueberry muffin," I tell hiry," he says sin the credit card receipt

Once we’re seated in a back corner, Ryker digs into his breakfast and I sip my own coffee There’s a few other patrons in the shop, but for the nored

"Want a bite?" Ryker asks as he holds the chocolate croissant out to ht to rin, and pushes the croissant closer to ht wave and the smell of chocolate wafts rumble, and lean forward across the table to take a bite My teeth sink down into the light crust and warue I can’t help the moan…absolutely impossible as just put into my mouth

As Ryker pulls the croissant away from me, a small dribble of chocolate stays on my bottom lip I quickly lick it off and then chew on the ecstasy in orously to indicate how good that was

He smiles at me, but it’s almost lecherous in nature His eyes travel down to ot chocolate on your lip"

The way he’s looking at htest if he just leaned across the table and licked it off I think by the mere fact that I don’t make an immediate move to wipe it off myself must mean that I want hiazes lock

I wipechocolate croissants and drinking coffee"

"No," I say with a shake of ?"

He studiesfro in his brain He’s trying to decide how truthful to be with me, not to ease his own conscience but to ease mine I know this because Ryker Evans is a man who really doesn’t care about appearances