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She nodded "Yeah It’s a career high for e account and I had some stiff competition No way I’d miss it because so at people"

A smile quirked the corner of his mouth She noticed that on the scarred side, his upper lip didn’t really rin she found endearing She wondered if there had been nerve da in the inability to move that corner of his mouth

And then she wondered hoould feel to kiss hi heat crept up her neck and she forced her thoughts back to thefair skin was that she blushed vividly

"I don’t want you to worry, Eden," Swanny said, his expression growing serious oncehurts you It’s e do And not to discount the importance of this mission, but we’ve faced a hell of a lot worse"

She cocked her head to the side "Is that what I am? A mission?"

He looked surprised by her question, and as if only just realizing that he was co her, he turned his scarred cheek away fro his profile

"Why do you do that?" she asked softly

His brow furrowed and he turned slightly in her direction once more "Do what?"

"Turn away from me so I won’t see your scar"

He looked surprised at her bluntness, and he went silent for a long moment

"It’s habit," he ader to ease his self-consciousness around her "And if it bothers other people, that’s their problee you because of your scars, then they’re assles who don’t deserve your respect or your regard"

He laughed, startling her with the ru sound that welled frohtened to one of aered the scar absently and then dropped his hand

"Does it still hurt you?" she asked quietly

He shook his head "Only the retted sharing sohted that he was actually talking to her A real conversation that didn’t revolve around the job he was hired for