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"As you wish" He s away I hated that he could be impossible to read when he wanted to "But at least join Oliver and me at Nichol’s Farm tomorrow He wants to find a puhed "He does or you do?"

"I’reatly enjoy So, will you join us?"

"How can I say no to a day with Oliver and farripped the passenger door handle and looked up s mine yet Halloween isn’t for another three weeks"

His hand ca over mine on the cool metal handle that suddenly seared into my palm His breath arm and thick behind my ear I closed ht, body hu to life

"I’ve never had , I take it as soon as it’s available" He opened the car door forto my cheeks as he stared down at me with dark, hooded eyes A small smirk played on his lips "The pu, ait?"

With that he shut the door, leaving ood-bye to Paula Why did he have to make it so impossibly hard to resist him? I watched hi the tension would be unbearable the entire ride ho what exactly he had etto take"Or else you’ll have Hilary to deal with"

"Yes ma’am" The side of his lip quirked up as he casually pulled his Aviators down fro his sweet tile when he looked over at rin, his hand on the shifter, and shot out of the drive and down the road

Chapter Eighteen

Expectations

The next rey wool coat The weather was beginning to take on a slight chill, which I welcomed happily Fall had always been an drove while Oliver sat in the backseat replaying his week at school The old Nichol’s Farm was located on the other side of town, and had been there long before I was even born

Once we pulled into the dirt parking lot, I unbuckled an turned in his seat to face me rather than climb out I sat, confused at the crease over his brow

"What?" I could see it written all over his expression He had so to tellus here," he said, but not in his usual tone He should be happy to spend tiht?

"Awesome!" Oliver opened his door "Where are they?"

My attention was still focused on Logan, realization setting in at what his so me Mark

He tilted his head, eyes soft "I’m sorry, sweetheart I told her about today, and when she called earlier she said Mark would be comy arm

"I told her he wasn’t invited, but my sister is not one to listen to hed "I’ll talk to him Make sure he stays clear of you if you’d like"

I shookon ht"

He nodded once, gauging my reaction I s and warh the parked cars, Oliver between us, swinging in the air froled each and every time As we approached a red steel barn, we stopped near wooden crates filled with produce grown on the farrander, she would bringin season