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She looks co to impress me But I’m impressed anyway Her eyes scan my own attire, and she asks, "You won’t ht?"

"What exactly do you have planned for us today, Pickle?"

Her eyes narrow "I’et you back for that Just wait"

I step out onto the porch and pull the door shut behindyou try"

The car she’s parked on the street out by ray nulance at my busted old truck in the driveway and decide that our vehicles pretty accurately represent the differences between us

I can’t help but run a hand along the car in ader seat I wouldn’tan appreciative hand over the car’s owner, either, but she’s been careful to keep a few feet between us from the h, it’s sh that my elbow touches hers on the middle console

"So what has Dr Dylan prescribed for the day?"

She pulls out onto the road and heads away from the university

"You can’t be

"Shit You’re not taking , are you?"

"Not self-help, no But there is helping involved"

Thesexy, and I reach over and trail er over her bare shoulder She shivers, and I shiftto lance out the windshield "You’re coht"

When she slows to a stop, I lean across the console and kiss the place where her neck meets her shoulder She shifts away as soon as my lips touch her skin

"Silas" Damn I’ve heard that tone before I look up, but I don’tI ah of her to be done yet She says, "I’ve not exactly handled this in the best way"

"Then go back to ht Or pull over, I’m not picky"

She rolls her eyes, and puts a hand on o, but not happily

"That’s not what I mean, and you know it Clearly, I’ it out loud "But the thing iswe’re not dating And we’re not going to date So I think it’s better if we keep things between us as platonic as possible"

"What if ‘platonic as possible’ is not at all platonic?"

"It has to be"

"I think you’re confusing dating with being in a relationship Dating can be casual Dating is low pressure Dating isn’t off the table"