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"Talk to me"

"I’m embarrassed"

"Why"

"I danced for you"

"You dance very well"

"And I seduced you"

"I knoas there"

"And you leta hand next to lad I’m the one you seduced and not souy IDerek!"

"Drake"

"Aha" I nod, hating the butterflies I feel when he looks down at ue in yourlike crazy when I put it there"

"It shouldn’t have been there"

"I say it should’ve And so did your moans"

"Those were for Drake"

"Derek" His eyes sparkle in amusement, andanything else

"Hey," he says, roughly and with unexpected sweetness, "I’ht"

"No, you’re not" I scowl "You led me on You were amused about it" I want to cry

"I find uilty to that" He’s speaking so sweetly tosentimental about it

"Thanks You should’ve told me I was hired to be your own personal clown"

"You’re notof yours I just work for you" I shake ht ere friends Turns out our friendship was as fake asthis ring As fake as my job at your company"

He has a thousand friends out there Iout with the twenty-two-year-old little sister of one of his best friends?

"Your brother askedata charity here I looked at your résumé You’re well qualified, a little rebellious and with a mind of your own I appreciate that And while Roth asked me for a favor, I plan to live up to my side"

"I’m not some sort of tool for you to feel better about yourself," I resentfully say

"No, you’re not And I would feel better if those blue eyes would stop shooting bullets at me I enjoy the way you treated et that a lot" He shifts forward, his gaze completely honest and open and oh so waraze "So I prolonged the tiht And I still want you now"