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"Is there a reason your face just turned redder than a fire engine?" Aidan teased

She gulped "I was just wondering if…uh, did Dylan tell you what happened last night?"

"Hmmm, he did not Why don’t you fill me in?"

Aidan walked to the counter and set a plate in front of her The aros floated into her nose, and when her stomach didn’t churn with sickness, she realized that, over

She accepted the fork he handed her and speared into so deal I just kissed hi that Claire had no choice but to lift her head so she could study his expression What she saw in his dark eyes wasn’t betrayal or outrage, but genuine interest

Aidan dragged one of the stools around the counter so they were sitting across from each other "Huh, he failed to hed "Don’t be usted to want to talk about it"

Popping a strip of bacon into his mouth, Aidan chewed for a few seconds, then said, "Shit, I didn’t get us any drinks You want OJ, water or coffee?"

"Coffee" Confused by his unfazed reaction, she watched him make his way over to the coffee "So, wait, you’re not mad? You don’t care that your boyfriend kissed soht word," Aidan admitted as he returned to the counter with two cups of coffee "We’re…friends"

"With benefits," she pointed out "I ether"

"Yeah" He shot her that dih That son of a bitch is a e of the twoher all hot and achy They ement at least once in order for Aidan to know that Dylan stole the blanket, and her pulse sped up at the thought of their tanned, ether between the sheets

"You’re doing it again," Aidan teased

"Doing what?"

"Blushing"

"You seeaze doard, she focused on eating her breakfast Well, brunch, seeing as it was past noon

"So hoas it? Did you like kissing hih her "It was okay," she lied

He responded with a deep laugh "Bullshit Dylan’s a daood kisser I bet you were turned on like nobody’s business"