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"You know it’s April, right?" he says, and motions to my clothes while he takes a sip froing my sleeves farther down over my hands "It’s at least seventy outside Why do they insist on the arctic temperatures in here? So I can s and takes another drink before glancing at his phone and putting it away in his pocket He stretches his neck side to side and then glances at the scarf around my neck

I wait for him to make one of his trademark unfiltered come-onsbut he doesn’t It takes me a second to place my reaction as disappointment

But you’re the one who drew the "just friends" line, London

"Did you"Wouldn’t want them to sneak whole milk in that drink and ruin the salad you had for lunch"

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The twinkle in his eyes loosens an anxious knot in my chest

I take a sip ofon Lola’s website She was having souy she hired and I told her I’d fix it for her"

Luke stands and leans over the table to get a look atover a little so he can see better "Her art really doesaround that It’s just code and--"

"I’m an idiot, and even I know it’s a lot harder than ‘just code,’ " he says "Logan, that’s a great fucking site The guys in my office just paid someone a shitload of ood as this"

I shrug and turn the screen back tomy best to look unaffected Praise froe to my insides My stomach is warm and fluttery I have to remind myself to keep my head down because I know this response will be written all over an," he says this tietI can keep this overwhelht "People pay a lot of money for work like this"

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He looks at me with the most adorably confused smile "Then why don’t you do s at the bar?"

I tilt h narrowed eyes "I don’t know if you really classify as a douchebag, per se" I tell hi"

"Oh, my bad" I look back down at the screen with an evil little ss out in front of hiainst each ofht for a few breaths "Because people want experience and a big portfolio to pay you big money I’ve done Oliver’s site, and now Lola’s, but I don’t have a ton of experience outside of school"

He looks down at fully "I’m no expert but you see to flip when she sees that"

I bite the insides of my cheek to keep my smile in check "Hopefully"

"I still can’t believe everything that’s happening with her The co dicks on the outside of all ht want to see if you have any of those lying around because they could be worth so the little panel she drew and taped to the fridge It’s an angry cat calling e juice"

"You did all of this just today?" he asks

I nod and take another sip of ot here around nine"