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He shifted his shoulders and frowned into his cup He looked so uncoe of sympathy for him It was hard to leave your nor different And he was here because Sam trusted him with her home and the Future Bird Trust, which had become her baby over the last year

"You know, it’s not so bad" I smiled at him "You’ll be so busy with the FBT you’ll hardly notice anything else, but you won’t have to worry about washing your clothes or cooking dinner"

"It doesn’t sound that bad when you put it that way" So warm filled his eyes when he looked down at me "You know, you don’t really seem like a princess"

"Wow You’re really bad at cohed "Besides, how many princesses do you know?"

"Well, not uess Sa of the rump, she should be up soon" I looked down at my watch We had a lot to accomplish and very little time to do it in

"I’m up There better be more coffee" Sam shuffled into the kitchen, her eyes half lidded "And if you call me Princess, I will throat-punch you"

In fear for et a cup for her and face-planted into David’s chest My coffee splashed onto his shirt and I cringed

"Yow" He grunted and pulled at his shirt

"Sorry!" I spun and setfrom the counter I rubbed at his shirt in an attempt to soak up some of the hot liquid "Sorry So sorry!"

"It’s okay"

"It’s not okay! Are you burned?" Without thinking I lifted his shirt to make sure he didn’t have any blisters As soon as I exposed his skin I gulped Despite a red mark, his tanned chest and stoh tothe shirt off all the way You know, so I could rinse it, not just because I suddenly wanted to watch him walk around half naked

Okay, I could be honest withHadn’t I already decided I wanted to see hiht? Of course, I had been drunk Heat rushed over ers still on his skin I ht, but I wasn’t drunk right now

"I’m fine" His voice ruht ers and I looked up into his warh I had just du liquid on him

"Um, I suppose you want to take care of this yourself" I handed hi and turned around to hide my pink cheeks I had just rubbed all over his chest like soone and I scanned the room Sam’s wide eyes watched me over the rim oftoo long and blocking ed, but her eyes were a that she had just woken up and had only a little coffee I must have looked like a real idiot

"Whatever keeps you froed and walked over to the sink When had I become so incredibly clumsy? And since when did I rub all overto need lares" Sa with coffee "We’ve got a lot to do"