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"I wasn’t getting any ratings based on what I wore to work," she said

I shrugged

Becks sighed "Fine So you wrote all that off What about the flirting? Did you write that off as ‘a girl thing,’ too?"

If I was telling the truth, I o for the whole truth I was pretty sure it couldn’t get me into any more trouble than I was already in "Until you showed up and took my toay, I really didn’t notice"

"If Dave weren’t dead, I’d owe hi out at the forest past the fence It looked coie’s security precautions were very well concealed "He said you didn’t get it I thought you were playing hard to get"

"That’s what Alaric said, too I’"

"No, I guess you didn’t, did you?" She slanted a sidelong glance ht about lying to her After everything else, there didn’t seeuess I didn’t"

She nodded, once,in that too-da at the forest I hated that look I’d hated it on every face that I’d ever seen wearing it The one that said, clearly, "But she’s your sister," and ignored the part where she was also the only person who’d ever really given a da

Finally, in a soft, aluess I sort of knew, deep down Maybe that’s why you were so safe to chase I didn’t think I’d ever have a chance to catch you"

I wasn’t sure what to say to that I settled for what seemed like the safest of my available options "I’m sorry"

"I am, too, Shaun Believe o back to the way things were That’s uess I just don’t know…"

"Hoe’re supposed to go on froh, ain "Dude, Becks, I’ve been asking e died"