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"Of course Oh, hi, Dixie, can I help you with so?" Hannah asked and I shiftedht and it didn’t meet her eyes

"I, uh, no, I’ and pointed to a wall of hoes and shovels, then hurried toward them

"Dixie," Asher’s voice called after uard I hadn’t been prepared to speak yet Not as I was still processing what I had witnessed

Maybe they were just friends He said before they were friends and I believed him But the way she had talked to hi else

"Dixie, wait," he was closing in on , but then I’d look ridiculous and draw even more attention to myself That would, of course, make Asher and I the topic of everyone’s dinner conversation tonight Includingand just waited on hiers wrapped around my upper arm and I let him turn me around "Why did you walk off?" He looked completely confused

"I don’t know," I lied I kneas overreacting

He frowned and looked around "Come out back to my truck"

I felt eyes on ed to Hannah, but I didn’t check I didn’t care I only cared about being alone with Asher

"Okay," I acquiesced and let hie bins, his truck came into view When ere on the far side of the truck, hidden froainst it and placed his hands on either side of me His palms sat flat on the door behind , I closed et flowers for the salon in hopes of seeing you Then I heard you and Hannah talking Y’all were friendly She was being flirty with you"

Asher put a finger under my chin and tilted my head back "Open your eyes, Dix," he sounded aainst the sun

"Hannah is ether"

I nodded

He just smirked and pressed a kiss to my lips "I like you jealous I have to adhed, but then dropped his hands froot to eat lunch, you’ve got to get flowers, and if I stay back here with you any longer, I’ll start kissing you the way I want to We can’t do that just yet Not in public"

Because of Steel

"Okay," I replied, wishing things were different But I understood

"Co us back around the truck I wasn’t e at us, I sht of me I had acted silly and if she wanted to think I was nuts, I couldn’t blame her

"I’d share half my sandith you if it wouldn’t make people talk," he said

"I’ll eat back at the salon"

"I won’t enjoy hed at that He quickly squeezed my hand, then moved away

It wasn’t until I liftedfor flowers that I saw hi us His angry glare caused aze He tensed and immediately put distance between us

"Co Dixie with that I had no idea where to find it," Hannah said brightly as she walked in between us and wrapped her arms around Asher’s arm