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She stares at h "All right"

"Yeah?"

"Yeah," she answers, looking away to hide her smile "Only because I love Rosie’s and I haven’t eaten there in forever Nice going on your part If you would’ve suggested any other place, I would’ve shot you down"

I wait until she looks back at ive her a sive reement With a swift hand she shuts the door and walks to her car, ive me a nice view of her arse as she bends to unlock the driver’s side door

I drop a hand to eet it

She pulls away from the curb and blends into the traffic on the street

BROOKE

The line at Rosie’s café is already wrapping around the building when I arrive this ue with Mason when he suggestedto eat after I arrive at the bakery, which isn’t until eight-thirty Waking up any earlier for any reason isn’t so to eat breakfast at Rosie’s, you need to beat the crowd

Imy attention around the crowded room

"Brooke" Mason stands from his seat at a booth in the corner He looks aliven hi up at seven o’clock today But really, where’s the fun in that?

He kisses eous I went ahead and ordered you sole as I lean away

"What?" he asks, eyes curious as we both slide into the booth

I take a moment to stare at him before I respond

His hair is still damp from a shower, the curls a bit more prominent now than when it’s fully dry, but still just as carelessly tousled on top of his head Light fro his jaw It looks coarse, but I kno it feels against the skin ofscratch The crisp white T-shirt he’s wearing stretches deliciously across his chest and the muscles of his shoulders