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And noas here and Andrea was staring at me like she’d never seen me before I had no idea what to make of that, but a tense second passed, and then she took a step back, and then another

I took that as an invitation

Stepping into her roo to you, and I’ll pretend like nothing happened Just say the word, Andy We can forget it ever happened, but if it did--if itworld I’ happened"

Her chest rose sharply as she lifted her hands, tucking the wild curls back behind her ears "Tanner, I…it…" Her eyes closed briefly "It didto ht now," I cut in, feeling like I’d just won the damn lottery How desperate was that? "Okay? We don’t have to--"

"Think past now?" she whispered so quietly I almost didn’t hear her Her lashes lifted "I can’t think past now"

I honestly didn’t knohat she ers under the he heart stopped as she lifted the shirt over her head The ers and then slipped to the floor

Andrea wore a white bra, with delicate lace that framed the cups and a tiny bow in thesuit before, so it should’ve been no big surprise to see her like this now, but it was different More inti heavily¸ as if I’d just run two ht I’d probably see nothingthere like she was As ht wasn’t about getting between her legs "Andrea, I didn’t--"

"Don’t" Her chest rose with another deep breath, straining the cups "I don’t think we need to talk"

"I think we do" My voice had deepened, turned rougher

Shaking her head, she walked up to me, each step slow and purposeful I was rooted where I stood She stopped when her feet brushedyou before" Her eyes met mine as she tilted her head back "And you didn’t kiss nized my own voice

Andrea placed her hands on h the you"