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"If we hadn’t invited you out, you likely wouldn’t have been stranded It is ation" Alex leaned back in his chair as if amused by my obvious disapproval
"In which case it wouldn’t have started thiswhen it happened is silly It’s my car, my responsibility"
"Fine You can pay ht it over for a iven o to Lilaria I narrowed ed atat it" I liked his laugh There was so free and honest in it I shook ain I’d let it slide for now until I figured out what I was going to do
"So, what are you doing after this?" I looked at Alex, curious I tried to squash the hope that was bubbling inaround him made me feel like I wanted more
"Well, that depends I have some phone calls to make and ere invited to dinner at the mayor’s house, but I have a few hours free" He shook the ice in his cup before taking another sip "I’d like to see your birds I have to ad around them when I travel"
"Well, you’re welco to be pretty cold And there will definitely be people there" I looked around the rooot lucky for lunch Norot me all to yourself?" Alex smiled and my face turned beet red
"I just meant that Mary wouldn’t have left you--Ito inflate his ego to unbearable proportions if I wasn’t careful
"A man named David sent everyone out of the office I think he orried about this Mary, too"
"Mary isn’t a bad person; she just takes so used to" I shook my head "I’ve known her for two years now and she still shocksto figure out a way to spend soht Free time is often hard to come by" Little creases of ahed at my expression "Fro obvious enough"
"I just thought you were being polite" I looked down at ers liftedhim in the eye His face had turned very serious, his eyes intent
"Wanting to spend a few hours getting to know a beautiful wo polite" His thumb ran over my bottom lip and my breath stuttered "I shouldn’t chase you, Samantha, but I’m not sure I can help myself"
I didn’t knohat to say Why shouldn’t he chase h going on to keep me busy? Did I want him to chaseat ht now But I didn’t hat that included: the cameras, the politics, and who knohat else