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"We’re not talking about me" She flipped open her laptop

"I aamesh and his transformation from a tyrant" She bit a pencil between her teeth

"Sure, after you tell me as foolish," I dared

The pencil fell to her lap "Seriously? This isn’t tit for tat I don’t need to study; I already know the theood, that wall she loved to hide behind was back up Too late, Leah, I already knohat’s behind it

I putmy forearms on my knees "Doesn’t matter what you know Both of our trips depend on what I know"

"You’d screw yourself to get inthe creaher above the neckline of her tank top

"I’d use every weapon into have to work for Leah like I did every single stunt, with a plan and a ton of balls Half-assed got you hurt It was all-in or watch from the sidelines

I was all-in

"Or maybe just"Is that what you think this is? Me just trying to fuck you?"

"I--I don’t know" If her blush deepened any more she’d e that tried to climb up my throat I had a shit reputation when it came to women, and that was all she’d seen when she’d researched irl since we boarded Since I et laid, I could walk downstairs to the lounge and bring at least one--if not two--girls back up with me Problem solved"

"And that’s supposed to make me think what?" she shot at irls!"

"Exactly!" She slammed her laptop closed, tossed her books on the floor, and stood up "I’ for, then you have the wrong woman"

I stood, careful to keep the table between us since I was back toto shake or kiss soht? I didn’t put a move on you, didn’t push you for more, didn’t strip you naked on that beach"

"Exactly," shethe s zero sense"

She rubbed her hands over her face, and I wanted to pull her hands away, to see those gorgeous, expressive eyes that neverno matter how hard she tried "I’irl hadlandmines