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"I can’t believe you agreed to do this It doesn’t see"

He caught the edge of anger in her voice "Hoould you even knohat interests hly doubt that You see, sweatshirt–with-a-logo-on–it-wearing, sports-watching type to s But I also like to dress well See, you don’t knowme that"

"Why?"

"Because it’s notin the subtle scent of her perfuht"

She stepped away "No, it doesn’t" She lifted her head and gave hi to piss me off"

Noas him who took a step back "No I’hed "We can’t be friends, Drew"

Maybe she hated hied to stay friends with the women he slept with He was nice to them and never lied to them He never made promises he didn’t intend to keep Hell, he never ht, either Buthe hadn’t said Or

"This isn’t a good idea" She closed up the boxes of food

He stopped her, laying his hand over hers and forcing her to turn and look at hi together?"

"Anythingtogether"

"Coht?"

She shrugged "I can get models"

"Oh, but you need me I’m a hot commodity"

She shot a look at him "Modest as always, aren’t you, Drew?"

"Well, you know ured if he could joke with her, tease her like he’d always done, she’d snap out of this sad, reflective mood Mad Carolina he could deal with The sad one he couldn’t handle

"Coet to tell me what to do You can even be mean to me It’ll be like payback Think of all the fun you’ll have ordering htened and cocked a brow "Why do you want to help s to do with your ti up so you has always been one of s to do"

"Yes I reia trip, then And besides, I co how I’ll get all that free publicity"

"How generous of you"

"I know, right?"

She took a deep breath and let it out "Fine We’ll do this"

"Great"

"And can you get aive her the once-over "I didn’t know you liked hockey"

"Noho doesn’t know much about whom? I actually do like hockey, Drew Plus I want to study your lines while you skate"

"Huh Okay, sure There’s a preseason gaainst Denver Do you want to coht? Let rabbed her phone, doing soame?"

"Seven thirty"

"Yes That’ll work I should be finished up by then"

"Okay I’ll have a ticket set aside for you Are you going to bring someone?"

She looked up from her phone "No It’ll just be ive thens"

"Anytime"

She looked around He hated to ad, but he did If she was unco And he wanted her to feel so

For him About hiaze to his "I didn’t say that, but I do have work"

He stepped over to her, deliberately getting close "You should just say what’s on your , but her eyes said it all Confusion, that slight irritation that always made him smile, and then her eyes darkened, a flash of desire she tried to hide before she hten

He took a deep breath "Hey, I can take a hint" He grabbed his jacket and put it on