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The Final Score Jaci Burton 22240K 2023-09-01

So about five ood-bye to Flynn and Amelia and headed out to his car Mia was still there in the parking lot, leaning against her car waiting for hiht you’d already left," he said as he came up next to her

"That would be pointless since I don’t have a key to your house"

"We can go to your place, ya know Since you hate h "Good point" She pushed the button on her key fob and unlocked her door "Let’s go to e is probably empty anyway"

"It is not But I don’t have wine"

She slid into the car seat and looked up at hi to ht her attention and she looked over to see that sarapher she’d spotted in Napa

"Nathan, that’s the sa pictures of us last weekend"

Nathan whirled around "Yeah? Where?"

When she peeked around Nathan’s forht there, two cars away"

Nathan wandered off to search the parking lot but the guy wasn’t lurking around He came back to Mia and he could tell she was upset Her araze kept darting left and right "I didn’t see anyone, Mia Are you sure it was the saht curly hair and glasses"

"Wow, you’re good"

She frowned "At what?"

"Atwhat people look like"

"I just re our picture And then here he was again I know I saw him, Nathan"

"I believe you But the pics he took of us in Napa never showed up anywhere You said you searched online, right?"

"I did"

"Then don’t worry about it I’rinned "Not yet, anyway Wait ’til the season starts"

She rolled her eyes "Nathan, this concerns me"

"Okay I’ll keep an eye out for hiot into his car and drove behind her all the way to her place When he pulled into Mia’s co to make sure no one had followed There were no cars on the street at all Satisfied the guy hadn’t followed them, he walked with Mia up to her door

Once inside, Miaa bottle of wine He followed her and watched her work, enjoying the sight of her gorgeous legs as she reached up into the cabinet for a glass

She’d worn a dress tonight, a navy blue one that skiht to her body He’d wanted to put his hands on her and smooth his palms over the soft fabric, but since his parents had been there, he’d resisted Plus he wasn’t sure what the boundaries were between Mia and him yet They’d had that fun weekend in Napa and hadn’t talked about it since He knehat he wanted, but he had to be sure she wanted the saine theht of the two of thelanced over at him "You want a beer?"

He wanted her But for now, he’d settle for a beer "Sure"

He went into the kitchen and Mia handed it to hi roo you say isn’t ‘We need to talk’ Because that’s the kiss of death"

She laughed "It isn’t, doofus Though I would like to talk about that photographer That worries s underneath her, then took a sip of her wine She looked relaxed, which made him feel better He didn’t want her upset about so other than Mia and hi pull of his beer "Tellyou"

She inhaled and let it out "You Me What that photographer has inin those photos other than you andlot It’s not like there’s anything scandalous We weren’tout, I didn’t haveh "Nathan"

"Okay, soover dinner tonight"

"While your parents were there? Nathan I’m shocked"

"No, you’re not Tell ether"