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"Used to?" I asked, startled by how fragile she suddenly looked The sassy girl froo had disappeared in a blink of an eye with theany more details

I parked in front of her dor the doors so she could get out "Well then I better not be a dumbass anymore Because I’m pretty sure that’s what you think I am"

That seemed to startle her back to the present "Not at all!"

"Okay, how about a douche then? You didn’t have to coht, but you did And I appreciate it The last thing you deserved after helpingidea about what happened and trying to kick you out before anyone else saw you I’et that you were really out of it last night and didn’t knoas going on thisto let me off the hook

"No, it’s not okay I would want to kick someone’s ass if they treated Aubrey like that after she helped the off with a guy she didn’t really know"

"I’d love to see you try to kick Aubrey’s butt for doing whatever she wants"

"Oh, trust me My little sis knows just how far she can push me But that’s beside the point I owe you one, and I want to pay you back How about dinner?" I asked

Kaylie’s jaw just about dropped at ood idea, Jackson," she said

And now she’d shocked the shit out ofI’d offered in a very long ti was that I kinda liked it--this push and pull between us It wasn’t easy, but it was fun

"But how else as up between us?"

"Who said you had to?" she retorted

"Me I did And et into trouble with uilt

"No, I wouldn’t," she sighed "But does it have to be dinner? My schedule is pretty crazy right now"