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"Yeah, you weren’t" I hed

"Sorry about that"

"It’s okay" I reached my hand out to her "Let’s start over I’m Noah, Noah Beaumont"

"Robin" She sht"

"Not shrew?"

"What?"

"Nothing but a bad joke" I groaned to ain, Robin"

"You too, Noah" She beamed at me, and her brown eyes sparkled I stared in aht beforein s of interest that pervaded my body

"Are you okay to run, or do you need help to your car or anything?"

"I’hed "I’m a bit of a klutz I’ll be fine"

"You need to take better care of yourself"

"Yes, Dad" She rolled her eyes and I laughed I had heard Lucky say so when he had told her to be careful as she was vacuuuess the paternal instinct was alive and well in both Zane andto say that you won’t take better care of yourself" I tripped overthere with her hands on her hps and an arinned at uy as handsome as you could be so aard?"

"You think I’m handsome?" I smiled at her with a happy smile A swell of pleasure filled me as I stared at her

"I also said you’re aard"

"Aard’s cute" I gave her a lop-sided sue out "I don’t take offense to aard But I do take pleasure in handsome Handsome is even better than cute You can’t buy handsome Not even in Beverly Hills"

"You’re a dork" She shook her head, laughing at me

"An aard, handsome dork" I held my hands up in the air "I sound like a winner"

"You’re incorrigible"

"But I’one fro our banterwhile

Robin rolled her eyes and leaned over and brushed ht at her touch and I stared at her wondering if she had felt the same spark of electricity

"You had some fluff on your t-shirt" She offered an explanation for her touch and stood back with a slightly bewildered look in her eyes

"Thanks for brushing it off" Touch ain Her touch had ignited so deep inside where it was dark and cold Her touch had created waro for a drink tonight?" She laughed girlishly and lowered her eyes

"A drink?" I took a step back

"Yeah, you know You get a whiskey or a gin and tonic and I get a white Russian or a sex on the beach" She grinned at ot plans"

"Figures" She sone"

"I’ anyone" My voice sounded harsh and she looked up at me with a curious expression "Sorry, recent break-up" I softened my tone

"That’s okay I’ve been there" She shuddered "And I’ve been a lot ize"

"Well, I should probably get going" My heart was beating rapidly andto feel ith confusion "I need to finish my run before I turn into a slob"

"Yeah, you don’t want to turn into a slob" Her eyes looked me up and down, and she didn’t hide the fact that she was is of pleasure that rose in ain at her obvious interest I was in no place to start dating

"Glad you’re concerned fornow"

"You got your phone?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Take et that drink" She suy say no to that?" I smiled at her and handed her my phone