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"What, darlin’? You look like a deer caught in the headlights"

I glance over at Zach His head tilts towards me as he studies my face and panic hits ht as well get everything out on the table "Brady is nition sparkles in Zach’s eyes "It’s okay, Kitten I don’t see anything wrong with hi your case"

"Y--you don’t?" I stu all this so calmly "You’re okay with that?"

He takes ht in front of ht? I don’t have anything to worry about, do I?"

I shake one since the first tiolden tickets to groupies to avoid any type of real relationship is a world away fro on trusting one another I want to reassure hie clears his throat "Now, then, since that’s settled, let’s talk about what else you’ve been up to"

We finish the evening chatting about different aspects of our lives, and Zach even ain with his witty char htest crack of weakness to exploit He didn’t get to be where he is today without going to any length needed to get his way, and in this case I know he despises the fact that I’ a man like Zach It was obvious theZach That much I’m sure of

"So, Zach, do most of your friends call you Zach or Riff?" Gabe asks as he works on the apple pie Anna set in front of hio

Zach’s eyes slide to me and he siven name Everyone else is happy to call me Riff"

I bite ether when he insisted I not call him Riff I should’ve knoas special to him at that point, but with a reputation like his, it was easy to believe Iwas I?

"Is it cool I call you Riff then? I think the name is pretty bad-ass"

Zach smiles "Sure"

"Sweet Pro you as a wing lances down at his watch "Speaking of which, I got to go"