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Twenty-two anize the juice glasses behind the counter, then begin re-stacking coffee cups Not once had she uttered a sound In fact, Zach was pretty convinced she’d forgotten about his presence altogether When she grabbed a fresh rag and returned to a booth she’d already cleaned, he’d had enough of watching his wo on her mind

“All right, babe, you’re done,” he said from his spot on a counter stool

Toni startled so hard, she banged her hip on the edge of the table “Ow! Shit, Zach, you scared me” One hand went to her chest while the other braced on the tabletop

He tilted his head and studied the beautiful face of the wo here for twenty-five minutes”

With a nervous chuckle, Toni ran a hand through her light brown hair “Yeah, I know Sorry, I guess I was just in the zone”

Zach slid from the stool then walked over to the booth she’d been about to clean once again When he reached her, he re her down next to hiot I was here This about the fuckers who came in here the other day?”

“What? No, I’ain This time it was accompanied by a really shitty attempt at a fake smile “I’ their ht?”

With a snort, Zach said, “Nice try, babe” Why the hell wouldn’t she confide in hi their relationship

Was it?

His stoe to shake her and de If she said she wanted out, he’d throw her down on the table and fuck her until she remembered exactly why they worked in every way possible

She frowned at hi his voice

“Toni, I fall asleep next to you every night and ith you inI watch your beautiful face across the breakfast table I stare at you while you’re helping ym I can’t takeAnd whenever we’re at ho at you”