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I smile Leave it to my secret lover to butter up my boss and earn me so to get sorin widens even further knowing that Tyke appreciates the

Randall opens the doors to the first van "Dr Shepherd and Ti people on this one: Rosa, Elaine, John"

"That’s ood work, Frannie," over his shoulder

Randall turns to the rest of the group and tells therins as he heads to the van I’un and races toward the front of the van like a little kid

It takes us about an hour to get to the quaint little tohere the art show is being hosted I’ve been to several art galas with my parents, but I don’t think I’ve ever been o to this particular one, and it has nothing to do with the artists For the first time since I’ve met Tyke, we’re away from Serenity Hills It’ll be nice to pretend, if only for a little while, what it h walking through the halls of the art gallery as a huge group kills the illusion that we’re alone, Tyke stays next tonext to hi in the world All I want to do is reach out ever so slightly and touch him to let him know that he’s on my mind, but I can’t Not here Not now

Tyke tilts his head, studying the painting before hi The other clients stand in front of us, blocking us fro the clients on what he thinks the painting of two little children could roup moves on to the next exhibit, and it’s of a photo of a couple lost in the throes of passion My pulse increases and ether

The photo must have sparked the same memory for Tyke because he hooks his pinky around mine My heart thunders inThis is completely inappropriate, but I don’t care This s , knowing that he’s thinking about me, too

As quickly as the roup onto the next painting, and Tyke releases oes on much the sa I’ll aderous yet thrilling, but it’s ain By the end of the exhibit, I’ht

Tyke must feel the same way because he leans in and whispers, "I have to have you"

My knees nearly buckle as the urge to drag him into the nearest secluded corner and allow him to have his ith me hits

"Can you meet me by the fountain?" he asks and I nod

The entire trip back to Serenity,to have Tyke again is ly wet We sit next to each other but have to refrain froive us away Josie could turn around any lance up in the rearviewtime, and we’d be so busted Not to mention the fact that I have Arnold squished next to me, on the other side