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“What is this?” I asked, feeling all wide-eyed onder Itif the makers had seen fit to invest just a littleyou like a nun”

“La Perla” I read the tag then turned it over to check out the price

“Shit Will you not look at the price, please? Ev” David dived at ures on the crazily swaying tag that was bigger than the scrap of lace His larger hand closed over“Don’t For fk’s sake”

The back ofwith tears “Ow”

“You alright?” His body stretched out above mine A hand rubbed carefully at the back of my skull

“Um, yeah” The scent of his soap and sha ht scent of spice There was so down in front of my face momentarily distracted me however “Three hundred dollars?”

“It’s worth it”

“Holy shit No, it’s not”

He hung the thong froer, a crazy cool smile on his face “Trust me I’d have paid ten times that aet the exact sa for less than a tenth of that price in a normal store That’s insane”

“No you couldn’t” He balanced his weight on an elbow set on the step beside“See, this exquisite lace is handion of Northern Italy famous for just such craftset that at Wal sound and looked at me with eyes soft and hazy Then his s up in his hand “Anyway”

“Wait” My fingers curled around his biceps, keeping hi

“Just, let est there I breathed hih off the scent of him I shut my eyes and remembered

“Evelyn?” The muscles in his arood idea”

“We were in the gondolas at The Venetian You said you couldn’t swim, that I’d have to save you if we capsized”

His Adam’s apple ju onto ht I could barely breathe”

I drew back so I could see his face

“Why do you think we stayed on the in hed quietly “Of course I can swim I don’t even think the water was that deep”

“It was all a ruse You’re tricky, David Ferris”

“And you’re funny, Evelyn Thoain “You re else?”

I gave him a sad smile “No, sorry”

He looked away, disappointed, I think, but trying not to let it show

“David?”

“M to kiss hiain My hopes dived “Sorry I’ you?”