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"Because rinned "Well of course not Not when you’re getting all the orgasot out of a truck and walked toward the salon

"And look!" Jonathan said "It’s the orgashter polo, cargoes, dark lenses, and no smile at all

Jonathan’s faded "Hey You okay?"

"Need a moment with Lily," Aidan said

"Take as many as you need" Jonathanto Lily behind Aidan’s back to fan himself

"Hey," she said to Aidan as evenly as she could, which wasn’t all that evenly, because being this close to him still made her pulse leap and her heart kick

He walked past her without touching her Unusual because one, lately he always took any opportunity to touch her, and two, the space was small and he was as broad as a mountain In the back room he turned to face her, arms crossed over his chest as he leaned back on one of the counters

"Everything okay?" she asked, shutting the door to give theet in a hair salon

"You seeing Lenny, Lily?"

She blinked "U you"

He didn’t crack a s other people, I’d just like to knohere we stand"

"You don’t care?" she repeated, doing her best to hide her shock and failing utterly

He esture, like this wasn’t the important part "Did you tell hi to lay off eh her

"Did you tell him about my dad?" he asked

She found her voice "You really think I would?"

"Why do you keep answering my questions with a question?" he asked

The hurt welled up so fast she couldn’t breathe "Okay," she said,back to the door "We’re done here" She yanked open the door and gave him her best PMS bitch look

He blew out a breath "Listen, I had to ask"

"You had to--" She broke off "Whatever you toldyou’ve told ht you knew that about ht her with one hand and held the door closed with the other

"Don’t," she said, trying to pull free, but he held her in an inexorable grip of steel