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Coop gavehappy family"

I shook my head, "I hate you sometimes"

He nodded, "I know The orders I have are to sit here, play house and keep an eye on the obvious and the obscure changes in the little town"

Luce sighed, "I miss civilization a little bit"

I nodded, "The coffee is piss I’ve rocery store coffee Moht me sucked These suck"

Jack pointed at me, "Not at the bakery It’s run by the Smith family, same owners for sixty years I ran their credit score; statistically-speaking, business owners who are broke or close to it, use lesser-quality ingredients and take more short cuts due to stress and finances Anyway, they don’t even have credit, they pay cash for everything They have like one Visa that ave hi, old-lady baking and strong coffee"

I rolled rabbed his ar"

Jack looked startled as she dragged hiuess we’ll watch the store"

Coop laughed, "They better bring edlazy and fat"

I shoved hi his hand on the fir screwed in a co"

His eyes sparkled, "I will I always ilasses works too"

I groaned, "Ohcontradiction One eek sex in a computer store, which by the way, I don’t even knohat that is…" He opened his mouth but I put my hand up, "And I don’t want to know And then you’re alled my voice to sound like his, "Oh Evie, it’s only a couple years difference, you aren’t that hed, "That’s not what I sound like"

I pointed, "You getlittle bastard Which is it, am I too old or not?" I realized too late what I’d just asked for

He sauntered over in his tight pants and cowboy hat He looked down on me, slipped the cowboy hat off and pressed his buckle into my abdomen, "My point is that I knohat you housewives want in an affair, that whole Christian Grey act You love it The old ‘be mean to me and tell me what to do’ but really be conflicted about me and make it a chase You ladies act like you want to be chased down, but let’s be real, you like to choose the man you let be in control But honestly, you like the chaseblue eyes

His lip twitched a grin, "Why do you think you like Servario? He’s the ultiet, who bosses you around in the bedrooe of your own life You are always chasing hiht I did, but they weren’t coiving him my kiss-me eyes He bent his face closer to h? You make it too easy for me I like the chase I’m not like Servario I don’t want you conflicted about me I want you to admit you want me, as bad as you knoant you We could have a fun ti happened, I ina, that ho was already on board, and it wasn’tthe curtains and taking my shirt off It was froht belong to Servario It ht also have been the fact he only wanted fun, and deep down I knew that would never be enough forJust as he leaned in to close the deal, I slipped to the side, "Nice try, Skippy" I walked to the back of the store and leaned on the counter, doingdeep breaths

Shit

I wasn’t less confused about hioing to be a hard few ht jeans, probably while doing workouts Not toback on thesuper slutty My hor I needed Servario to satisfy ain, but he wasin the back door I scowled, "No pastries? No good coffee? Really? You left us here and brought back nothing?" I ignored the fact I sounded like a total bitch

Jack’s eyes ide

"What?"

He licked his lips and walked past me Luce didn’ton? Are the kids okay?"

Luce nodded, "They’re fine See" She pointed at aThe screen split Jules was talking at a desk with two little girls and Mitch was listening to his headphones A kid threw a paper ball at hihed and tossed another one but Mitch kept his face down My insides clenched I wanted to go to the school and kick the crap out of that kid Where was his teacher?