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"Yep," Luke laughs, tilting his head up and s He throws his arm around Tessa "Real s he’s likely to drop it soon if I don’t take it

And since it would be rude not to take it, I take it That’s the only reason There is nothing else driving e to feel his hands or have hihtest bit

Nope That’s not part of the reason at all

"Hi," I reply softly, feeling the need to offer up an early explanation for what he should expect out ofthis weekend’s festivities "Sorry, but I’ tomorrow Don’t take it personal," I tell hi up in this adorably sexy way, gives entle squeeze, then releases it and steps back, shoving his hands into his pockets

"Sure thing, darlin’"

I feel my eyes flicker wider

Darlin’? Did CJ Tully just darlin’things or did anyone else hear that?

"What?"

I turn my head at the sound of Reed’s sharp, irritated voice, and watch hilare at CJ

Oh yeah He did CJ darlin’d me Reed heard it so that totally just happened

Huh I’lare slides off CJ and hitsbitch toer reawakens I forget about just getting nicknamed and refocus my attention onto the one person on the entire planet I’ with me," I snap, irritated I even have to explain myself to him

Stupid

"Don’t play dumb, Reed," I add

"He’s not," Ben throws out on a chuckle

I turnas he looks toward the dance floor, "I’ a different kind of dance now"

Luke follows "I’ll join you"

The two of theaze lands briefly on CJ I’ hi in front of hi any me

No one else Not any of his friends or the other people in the crowd

Me

What’shappening right now?

"Is this because of Dick?" Reed asks, drawingto be pissed at me because I fired him? Come on, Riley I did you a solid"