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"When’s the last time someone asked you on a date, Boots?"

Wow The hits just keep on co Finn because nobody else is interested?

"No When’s the last time a man pursued you? Instead of the other way around?"

"It doesn’t work that way any eneration is different than yours" Ha

He ignores the dig "Any man worthy of you would work for it, Everly Not sit by passively while you did all the work"

I don’t have a single smart retort for that

We arrive in front of my dor I can’t get h Sawyer puts the car in park and retrievesaround the car to hand it toover my shoulder and look up at hi so close I have to tilt my head back a little to meet his eyes

"Phone?" I de and pull out the re two keys to Finn’s apart at him expectantly, hand out

"Don’t you want to thank ht Of course I drop my outstretched hand and take a deep breath It’s better than a sigh Notme back to school, Sawyer I appreciate it" I add on a smile "May I have my phone now?"

Sawyer just continues to stand there and look atthat h now, and reach into his breast pocket and grab the phoneit--"

I’m cut off mid-sentence because Sawyer’s lips are onerously close to, blood flowing at warp speed throughoutmy phone, my arue dips into roans My traitorous ears are quick to acknowledge it’s the sexiest thing I’ve ever heard, that this kiss, God, this kiss…

"That’s cheo I’ him, my eyes still closed, ister I blink and take a step back I just, I just don’t have anything to say to that I need to think I whirl around andout of there without giving him another look

"Boots!" he shouts at ht

"What?" I snap, stopping at the top of the steps and turning to look at hi "We can Netflix and chill?" He laughs as he says it, leaning against the car with his hands in his pockets

"You’re an asshole, Sawyer! And you’re at least a decade too old to be using that phrase!"

Heas I yank open the building door and disappear inside

Chloe is dunking a tea bag into a et upstairs I dropmy face in a pillow

"Pfft!"

"What’s that?" Chloe asks

Her bed creaks and the covers rustle as she sits, so I roll over and suck in a breath "He’s ieneral direction of the ceiling "Impossible!"