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He was right, and he knew from experience I only had one shot at this, and the fate of our working relationship,with Leah andon my ability to not screw it up, because I was incapable of staying away fro

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Holy shit, I hadn’t been this nervous to lose lass door and slid it open when she waved me in

"Sorry, I wanted to be co le

Translated: I didn’t dress up for you I don’t care about i you

No, she’d dressed down, and the result hadHer pajama pants were plaid, loose, and looked soft to the touch as they hung off her hips, showing a strip of s every lush line of her body to the bare skin of her shoulders Her hair was up in athe arch of her neck

Instead of dressing up to look beautiful, she’d accidentally made herself fuckable

It would be so easy to coers into the elastic of those pants, and slide theet out of my dreams I’d spin her back to the bar, lift her to the counter, and settle hs while I devoured her

"Paxton?" she asked, interrupting my fantasy "Did you want to sit down?"

"Absolutely," I said, turning abruptly so she didn’t seehard-on Get yourself under control What are you, fifteen?

Once ere settled, me in the armchair and Leah on the couch, she started "Okay, so we’re dealing with the thees you"

"I’ll take your word for it," I said, thues you?" she asked

"I wouldn’t know, I’ve never been in love," I answered

"Oh," she said, blinking quickly "Well, in e you, break you, for good or for worse, depending on the person you foolishly fall for"

Warning bells went off in my head as we locked eyes "You think all love is foolish?"

She blushed "No, but uess But back to Gilga and went for the crack in her armor "What about those choices is foolish?"