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"Why?" I challenge "Why do you like h his dark hair "You’re fun to be around You’re sht of you gets h "What else?"

Embarrassment colors his cheeks "I’ I do know about you, I like And everything I don’t knoant to find out"

He sounds so earnest, but a part of me still doesn’t trust him It’s the hurt and humiliated Grace who alin and then watched him scramble off the bed as if it was covered with ants Who sat there--naked--while he said he couldn’t sleep with her because he was hung up on sovoice "Give ocentric ass"

I hesitate

"Please Tell o out with "

Well That’s interesting

I’ht this nagging distrust, the cynical voice in ht not be pure

Yet I also can’t bring ain, because another part of uy, wants me to say yes

God, maybe I do need him to prove it toles at the back of an can’t tackle a few simple obstacles, then ?" I say slowly

His blue eyes shine with fortitude "Anything, gorgeous Absolutely anything"

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"What rhymes with insensitive?" I tap my pen on the kitchen table, beyond frustrated withdifficult?

Garrett, who’s dicing onions at the counter, glances over "Sensitive," he says helpfully

"Yes, G, I’ll be sure to rhyme insensitive with sensitive Gold star for you"

On the other side of the kitchen, Tucker finishes loading the dishwasher and turns to frown atover there, anyway? You’ve been scribbling on that notepad for the past hour"