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She walked up the stairs to her bedroo a few , fairly stressful day, so breathing was important She laid her hands over her sto as she inhaled, then exhaled If she had a, but she had to get ready for dinner, so she did about ten ot up and went into the bathrooed clothes By the time she went downstairs she felt i her into yoga

When they’d first , and Monique had told her she was a ball of nervous energy and anxiety Then she’d dragged her to a yoga class and changed her life Mia changed her diet and exercise routine and had slept better than ever before in those ht calm, centered and all-about-Zen Monique how to cut loose and party Reluctant at first, Monique had eventually taken partying to a new level and the two of thee And now Monique was here with her as her right hand Mia smiled So and she went to answer it It was Nathan, looking entirely too delectable in his relaxed jeans and a gray Henley, his ainst the dark cotton of his shirt

Friend zone, Mia, re over the past year, she hadn’tNathan like she was sex starved

Because she was

"Hey," she said "Co around "Nice place If you like old shit"

She punched hi"

"Yeah If you like old shit How old is this place anyway?"

"It was built in the eighteen hundreds But you know, it’s been modernized since then, asshole"

He stopped and turned to face her "You hed "You are such a dick"

He shot her a grin "That’s why you like ave her that look, the one where his chin caaze at her It was sexy as hell and it made her quiver

"Coe, Nathan"

"Sure Vintage"

She took him on the tour and she had to admit he at least acted like he was interested as she pointed out crown s and arched doorways

They had worked their way upstairs He stopped in the doorway of her bedroo bed Expecting nice, big company?"

"No I just like to stretch out"

He leaned in closer to her "Uh-huh Hiding a boyfriend you haven’t told ood so she stepped away "Let ht his smirk and wanted to slap it off his face The proble said friend be soh to knohen you were thinking sex things about hiain, this was going to be a constant proble about Nathan in a sexual way

She’d have to put "Have Sex" on the top of the To-Do list in her planner

"Okay, so it’s kind of cool, in a girlie way"

She rolled her eyes "There isn’t a single spot of pink in the entire place It’s not girlie It’s just not all black and white and chroarage"

He laughed "Is not"

"Seriously, Nathan You need an interior designer to put soed "It’s fine It’s not like I spend a lot of time there anyway"

They had worked their way back downstairs She grabbed her purse "You spend enough tiht just come visit you and I’d like to not think I’ "

She laughed "You know I’ to do exactly that, don’t you?"

He put his arainst hiested it? You don’t think I can pick out stuff like that, do you?"

She shook her head and they walked out the door She lived close enough to several restaurants, so they walked to Delfina

"There’s a line," he said

She nodded "There always is But I made a reservation"

He looked down at her "Because you’re so save her name