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I gave a skeptical look and took a sip of the cool juice
"You never know?" She shrugged
With an unconvinced eye roll, I set down lass "She seemed pretty sincere to me But it doesn’t really matter anyway I won’t take a chance and have it turn sour and then be stuck living next to hi soon I’ll have a class of students to keep ht," she said
That ay too easy
"If you think you can stay away froh her phone, looking semi bored
"What is that supposed toit’s been awhile since you’ve been with a guy and it’s obvious you’re attracted to hier still tapping at her phone, but the corner of her mouth twitched with the faintest san and resist any chariven ined the women he seduced looked e teacher
No matter the aan, I’d stand et hurt, but also because I felt I owed it to Oliver He had a look that told me he needed people to look out for hiet hurt
For some unexplained reason, I found myself in my kitchen the mo two dozen delectable muffins with fresh blueberries Due to the broken air conditioner, everyin my house was opened Today, it created a perfect breeze swirling with the aroet the air conditioner fixed, but it was another thing to buy top of the line kitchen appliances It was heaven
After dinner, I placed all the ret the next tie basket I had stored in the spare bedroo the sun was beginning to set, I realized I’d lost track of ti that many muffins to create a picture-perfect display, took nearly as long as creating a flower arrangement and still, I knew it could have looked better My Martha Stewart OCD was showing again, I bla down atbedtime for Oliver had not been my plan but I was already here, and the an’s s a stone’s throw froan’s front door, which was left cracked open
I knew his re it was followed by a very feiant house?" The wo reflex kick in
Tihborhoodback, I turned to tiptoe away fro out of there as quickly and quietly as possible, I didn’t see the black urn filled with dead flowers behindof the vase against the cement porch sent my nervous systeaze of soan said, his eyes lit with amusement but his expression indifferent
My cheeks scorched and h handle of the basket
Why did ue? I shookwildly to pull myself out of the trance his state of undress caused
He stood there under the porch light wearing a pair of light wash jeans with the top button popped open as well as his belt unbuckled His long sleeve button-down shirt was rolled up to his elbows and hung completely open I’d seen his bare chest before but with a crisp white shirt exposing just a teasing amount I stood ht
The naughty thoughts that crept through my mind in record time both appalled and fascinated me, as did my body’s incredible reaction to theether Cassandra!