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I change the way I dress and Matt kisses me Then he pushes me away And I wanted him to notice me Deep down inside, I want to be more to Matt than just his assistant

I’ht this on myself, but I can’t help myself When it comes to men, I flat out don’t think rationally

I don’t want Ivy to think I’h I sort of am

"You need to be defiant in the face of rejection, my friend And he didn’t reject you because he doesn’t want you He’s probably trying to do the right thing," Ivy points out

Huy from what I’ve witnessed I know he’d never set out to purposely toy with"It won’t work," I tell her, my voice firm "He’s my boss, I’m his e like this could work"

"No, no Don’t you dare give up I won’t let you" Ivy grabs hold ofher hold "You’re going to wear one of your new outfits tomorrow No neutrals allowed, okay? Matt needs you on your best behavior and thatyour best too There’s a lot at stake toht Tomorrow is by far the most important day of his newfound career "Fine, okay I’ll wear ht"

"Good" Ivy s to the party, and you’ll be wearing this dress You’ll greet everyone, be an impressive representative of DeLuca Winery even if it kills you You will make Matt so proud he’ll knoithout a doubt what a valuable employee he has in you If he happens to also see you as a beautiful wo with this? "And?"

"And if heto warn you" Ivy’s expression turns scarily solemn "If he doesn’t make a ht thing, especially because of his father"

"What do youwith him?"

Ivy makes a face "Vinnie DeLuca has a total slime-ball reputation and embarrasses Matt constantly They pretty much don’t talk anymore"

"Slime-ball reputation? Like how?" Curiosity fills hts, especially when he was playing pro baseball There were ruambled and cheated a lot" Ivy shakes her head "Matt’s always tried his hardest to distance himself from his father and his horrible reputation He’s always been a pretty straight arrow"

And here I co and bland to obvious and desperate at warp speed No wonder he kissedto do the right thing

While I’ve been trying to do the wrong thing