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"You’re special to ers flex on his shirt

He’s Seb’s best friend, as much a part of this world as the horse races and the tiaras and the plaid

But he’s also funny and kind once you get past the stuffiness, and cute, and he kisses like it’s his job

"So what do we do now?" I ask hily loud in the eht voice says, and we turn to see Glynnis in the doorway, the photographer right behind her

Chapter 33

"This is even better than a kiss near the field," Glynnis is saying,toward us with her hands spread open wide, like she’s fra a shot "We’ll have Fitzy here shoot fro will feel a little sneaky, a little private"

I don’t point out the irony in purposely posing for "private" pictures, but then my brain is still too scrambled from the kiss to say much

Miles, however, doesn’t seeles and how many pictures and "hand placement," he steps forward, one arers opening and closing in the air like Miles saying no has just caused soh "Oh, Miles," she says, waving hiht like this, but I promise, it won’t take but a ain "I don’t want pictures of this This"--he gestures between the two of us--"isn’t for the papers"

My chest aches with a mixture of pride and swooniness as he stands there, chin lifted, jaw clenched All the things that used toand snobby are actually really appealing when they’re being employed to protect my honor

Glynnis’s eyes are wide now, and shesound "Of course it’s for the papers," she says "That’s the entire reason the two of you were spending ti, she props a fist on her hip "And given that the Sun has pictures of Sebastian and Daisy leaving a pub together through a back door earlier this week, we really have no choice here"

Ugh I should’ve knoeren’t as stealth as Seb thought ere

I openillicit about that pub visit--well, there kind of was, but it wasn’t betweenat Glynnis

"Don’t care," he says, and then he slips his hand in

"I covered the arses of a lot of oes on, "and I haven’t minded it But not this ti me after him

As alk back out into the sunshine, hand in hand, I practically gawp at hiet screwed?"

Thatback a smile this time