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“Sorry”

He was at risk of turning things even frostier, but his ego was still bruised, and the way she had ht, however briefly, told him she was attracted to hihed and stepped away fro for a relationship, but the opposite I’m not proud of the way I treated you, but you did say you were a no-strings drifter kind of guy, so it goes both ways I don’t think I et the word relationship if it helps I’ for ties and promises, either I just wanted to spend some more time with you You blew et to know you better, share aze dropped to her feet “Matt, it happened in an exceptional place at a particular tiic of that day and night Reality rouchy before work”

“I can deal with that” He caught her by the elbow and ducked under the fall of her hair to steal another quick kiss “See? We can kiss without brushing our teeth”

She smiled and a flush of pink appeared on her cheeks “You’re persistent, I’ll give you that And for the record, Florida was fun Delightful, like a dreaging for more information “So you’re fully cured now? Over the ex?”

“You mean Stanley”

“If that’s what the loser is called”

She raised a fine eyebrow and lifted her chin “You don’t know anything about hiuy existed and had hurt Piper was enough to uy hard “He duhed “I just hope I don’t buirl The town is way too s tihtly against hi when he sees you with eous”

Her face dropped and she pushed hard against his chest to escape “Thanks”

“What did I say?”

“It doesn’t led free andaround and sending hi on there, Matt DeLeo, but Stan didn’t want me at Christret now And…and I’ irlfriend are his mind”

He lifted both hands over his head with exasperation Any thoughts hein the next feeeks went up in sht, ner dress, neon yellow acrylic nails, and a Brazilian ould have made all the difference to our relationship It seehly on your list of priorities, too”