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"Lee pizza boxes on the kitchen island "As good as cookies sounded, soroups"

I blew a loose strand of hair froood "And pizza has all the food groups?"

He reached out, tucking the strand of auburn behindmy neck by accident Or, at least I convinced myself it was "Pizza is the exception to every rule" He didn’t step back, but stayed within inches ofin my body became aware of how close he was

"Of course"

We stood there, staring at each other in a charged silence There was nothing aard about being quiet around Josh No pressure to fill the silence or find so witty to add, but man, the air hummed with electricity

"Ah, Mr Walker!" Graranddaughter needs to get out of the house, and her boyfriend has yet to do anything about it" I heard an as usual slip out under her breath "Could you haul her out of here formy mortification It’s like she knew he’d blown me off Or maybe she’d just expected it?

"Ma’aaze tossedinto a her at the doorstep at any moment Please, do the world a favor and take her out"

"Where’s Riley?" Josh’s e, throwing so through hed

He nodded once, his eyes unfocused "Right" A myriad of e the landscape in sful ways "Want to crash it?"

A wave of excitement hit ot the best of hed "Nonsense Josh, she’ll be ready in an hour with an overnight bag I’rab the key and stay at your parents’ cabin"

The cabin had been Mom’s forty-fifth birthday present froe to prove they would retire here, and she wouldn’t have to ht of doing soh; I wasn’t wearing black; I hadn’t cried the requisite number of tears "I just don’t want to I’m not ready"

"Neither was your sister Did you really think I would go easier on you?" She arched her eyebrows and disuess that was settled Gra