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Ohhhh, this could be fun

I step around her and pluck another book out I ski shelf

Annie makes a noise in her throat that I pretend not to notice as I run ht be anal, but Annie has a pretty nice array of le Easy A out, glance over the case, and then slip it in between Wall-E and Zombieland

And then I lie back on her bed and watch as she fixes what I et your shoes off my bed" She slaps rin at her

"So what do you want to do?" I ask, slipping my hands behind e my clothes"

I toe off each shoe and prop o for it," I encourage with a shs andher happy, even if it’s only fleeting "I bet you don’t et dressed in the bathroom"

"I’ll closeHide and Seek I always peeked back then I’ood," she says as she pries one"

My brows crinkle and I let out an insulted huff "What do you think I’ to do? Steal your panties? Find your sex toys? Or…anize"

"Stay out of er in her closet "I don’t have sex toys, so don’t go searching for any And if you try to reorganizeat "

I bite h "Yes, ma’am"

Annie rolls her eyes and disappears out the door I ju for sex toys--obviously--but I’htstand turns up nothing azines, and randoym in town

I just close the drahen she comes back in Her eyes narrow on et all crazy-eyed with me I’m not the klepto" I slide the drawer back open and pull out a handful of pens as evidence

"I didn’t steal those" Annie tosses her dirty clothes into the hamper All except the shirt She puts that into a plastic shopping bag then shoves it into the trash "They expect people to take those That’s why they put their logo on them It’s advertisement"

"I’m sure the people at…" I choose a randoton Bank put this pen out on the counter for you to take hohtstand"

"That’s my favorite pen," she says seriously "It writes better than any other pen I’ve ever used"

"Are you joking?" I really can’t tell

"Not at all" She sits down on the bed and takes the pens from my hand "And this one--it writes purple" She waves one in front of me, but I can’t read where it’s froht have sex toys Her dirtiest secret is an odd obsession with stolen pens I chuckle and settle in beside her "You’re very disappointing, you know?"

I’--but she winces and drops her head as she sets the pens back into the drawer "Yeah, I know"

"Hey" I touch her chin,to raise her head, but she jumps back, her eyes wide, and I freeze Every time she reacts to me like this, it makes me want to hurt Loden so badly I can alh all the extra make-up I act as if I don’t notice

"You’re not a disappointh because it’s the weakest agreement I’ve ever seen

"I’m serious You’re pretty--more than pretty You’re smart and funny as hell And you’re the perfect mix of ain, slower this time I lift her chin and meet her eyes "Well, I was a little saddened when you wouldn’t let et over it"

Annie s to hide it "The perfect htly "Is that even a real thing?"

"Absolutely Shs through her nose and leans back on the pillow "My heart isn’t gold Nowhere close It is a rock though"