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I glance over to Luke, a huge s near me, the cooler and blanket at his feet, his hands in his pockets

"I’ain "Luke, I love it"

I help hiht in the shade of the tree

"Get comfy"

I kick s stretched out in front of me and lean back on my hands

Luke also kicks his shoes off –the cooler

He pulls out a fruit salad, sub sandwiches, and huh

"Did youin M" He passes me the fruit and pops a cracker full of hummus in hisand look up at hihs and round butt "What do you mean?"

"Just what I said I like a wos and frowns at my expression "What did you think I meant?"

Shit "I don’t know" I eat a strawberry

His eyes narrow "Don’t tell me you have body issues"

"Don’t be ridiculous" What the fuck!

"Natalie, you’re beautiful, you have no reason to be self-conscious"

"Did you not just see how I devoured that sandwich? I’ about this

He shakes his head

"This is delicious" I se of subject, but he lets it go and starts packing the left-overs back into the cooler

I lie on my back and take a deep, satisfied breath Oh, this is nice Warood day Suddenly, Luke is pulling lorious day

"Oh, " I hear him chuckle

"Hey, what’s this?" He runs his thuht foot

Oh, that

"A tattoo"

He tickles le

"Obviously, smart ass What does it say?"

"It says ‘One Step at a Tiic on the sole of e?"

"Italian" I reply

His finger traces the letters and I push up on my elbows and watch him When his eyes meet mine they’re on fire, and the rins

"Thanks" I grin back