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Her laughter cao, Kylie They held the ice crea at each other Finally, Kylie decided to break the silence "I’d offer for us to sit in the dining room, but that’s Star’s work area"

"Is shea fortune-teller?" Cade asked

"You’d think that, but no, she’s just a flake" Kylie sh dead people’s stuff, and resells it on eBay"

His brows rose "Soundsin an office" Kylie shrugged and gestured at the old brown sofa "Shall we?"

They both sat down, and Cade gaaze on her the entire time Kylie couldn’t eat She was too nervous, too aard, too ready to fling herself into his arms and sob that she wanted to love him desperately but fate was a cruel bitch

"Are younot hungry?" Cade asked, glancing at the bowl clutched in her hands

Dutifully, she put the spoon in her h, it tasted ave hiood," he volunteered, taking another ot new people around her and she’s deter at her side, too"

"Good," Kylie said "That’s good" Great, now she was just parroting back his words Way to be a stunning conversationalist, Kylie

"Good," he agreed

Silence fell again Kylie twisted her spoon in her hs, but she didn’t have any other place to put it Cade was still cradling his bowl in his hands, glancing around Star’s shabby apartment God, this was all so aard

Then he looked at her with those gorgeous blue eyes A hint of a smile curved his mouth "You know, I pictured this reunion with a lotout"

For soan to giggle

He grinned at her, visibly relaxing "It’s true I thoughtyourself passionately in my arms and we could ride off into the sunset Or down Sunset Avenue, at the very least And I’d hold you close--ine, like a spider monkey would--and tell you all about how much I love you and miss you, and we’d kiss and I’d end up with reat"