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"What’re you doing out here? It’s ninety degrees, Maggie" West’s voice startledon the other side of the table

He was so tall Especially when I was sitting down He had his ar low on his hips The snug-fit T-shirt he earing did little to hide all the wonder that was West’s body

I just stared at hi to answer He should know that by now

"Co back toward the door

I wasn’t going in there to eat with him and Serena No way It may be childish, but I wasn’t ready to watch that I shook my head

He frowned, and a crease fored and dropped aze back down to my tray of untouched food

"Please? If you don’t co hate to eat in the heat"

I lifted my eyes back to meet his, and this time I frowned Why would he come out here? I was fine I had a book No one at that table wanted me there Especially Brady I held up my book to show him, and then I put it back down

He chuckled, andit

"You want to read in the heat instead of sitting inside with o, babe"

Babe He’d just called irls babe But he’d never called me that I would not smile like an idiot Babe wasn’t even a very nice word I should be insulted

But I wasn’t insulted at all Crap