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Why was he so freaking wonderful too?

To cover s, I teased, “Even if itcockblocked?”

Michael chuckled “I think you ht have saved me When I told her a friend needed me, she went off like a fuckin’ shrew” He winced at the memory “Not sexy”

“Well then, I’lad to have helped”

Michael shot me that boyish, crooked smile of his and I couldn’t help but smile back “That’s better,” he said quietly

I bitbetween us and turned to look out ?”

“Somewhere we can talk”

We were quiet a moment as he drove out of Everett

“Thank you,” I said

“For what?”

“For dropping everything to coet me I don’t … I’m not usually such a drama queen”

“Dahlia, no one would ever accuse you of being a drama queen”

“It’s just you seem older than the

rest of us I don’t want to seem immature in comparison”

“Does older ?” he asked