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"What?" Silas said, knowing his jacket and jeans were coarse next to her polished sophistication, but where Peri could get aith silk and linen at a ballpark, he couldn’t

A faint smile quirked her lips to erase a worry line "Content"

Content? She thinks I look content? Flustered, he watched as her eyes lifted to the stands, and another level of tension was rubbed out by the announcer’s patter and a stanza of an It was the sound of su with erly proffered the box

"How …," she started, eyes lighting up as she reached for it "My diary?" she asked drily

"Lucky guess this time," he lied

"Sure it is," she said as she took it, startling Silas when her fingers brushed his

It was how she liked them, and he couldn’t help but watch her unwrap it, her eyes closing as she took a bite Her h hi hi makes you happy?" she questioned as she wiped the corner of her mouth with a pinky, and he felt himself flush deeper "You’re an easy date"

"Beautiful wo his attention to his own dog and trying not to look like a dork

Peri sighed, but it wasn’t a bad sound "Silas, I’ sideways at her "I said you were beautiful, not stupid Despite what popular media would have you believe, they are not mutually inclusive"

"I mean, we’ve done this before"

Shocked, he turned to face her "You remember?"

"No, but you do I’ve never seen you this relaxed"

"Funny how not having a gun pointed at you does that," he said

"So …" She eyed hiirlfriend?"

He choked on his hot dog "Ask ht not remember you tomorrow" She crossed her knees "Yesterday you followeddown and reached for a water "Knew exactly where to takeyou wanted"