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"You look beautiful, Brooke"

I inhale a lungful of his cologne before he leans away

Yu et-up you got going on You clean up nice"

His sether across the sidewalk, his hand resting lightly on my lower back He opens the door for er at the gift bag in my lap after he settles in his seat

I look down at the top of the bag A fuzzy ear peeks out between tissue paper

Oh,like this?

I quickly stow it on the floor by my feet "It’s stupid Sorry II was out, and I saw it and I wasn’t thinking and bought the da how dumb it is"

"Can I have it?"

"What?" I turn my head His hand is outstretched Did he not hear me?

"Really, Mason, it’s stupid You’ll think it’s stupid"

"Did you buy it for ive it up then It’s s in the air between us as hehe could very easily grab if he wanted It’s within his reach

But he waits for ht ahead at the busy street No need to watch this hus into the bag

My hands knot together in h You don’t have to keep it Really I think I still have the receipt somewhere in my room"

A muffled, barely audible chuckle coain"

I turn rossed curiosity He probably thinks I’ him a children’s toy

I aood idea?

I want to look away I need to before I end up fleeing the vehicle, but I can’t stop watching hi as if he’s actually charmed by it

He runs his hand over the fur between the ears, chuckles again, then pats it gently on the head

We lock eyes

"It’s dumb," I tell hi to keep it"