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She offered a wry sot you into this mess in the first place?”

He let out a bested humph noise and the two locked eyes once more Suddenly As towards her new boss Either she was ridiculously exhausted, or he looked absolutely handsome—even more so than she’d realized before

She blinked and reached up to brush her hand through his hair As soon as she made the move, she knew she shouldn’t have, and acloser to hers

Great job, Amie You finally h One problem: he just so happens to be your boss Don’t Be So Stupid!

A kiss with extreme effort not to make the movement too aard or hurried She breathed out andsoot to her feet

“I should probably get some sleep,” she said aardly

“Of course, yeah,” he said as he stood fro equally as aard “I’ll see you in the ”

She nodded “Goodnight, Malik”

“Goodnight”

SEVEN

The next an with familiar steps as Amie made her way from her bedrooht rendezvous with Malik, she’d slept in well after 11a quickly as soon as she realized what time it was

The s hit her as soon as her feet touched the tiled floor The house was even ht of day than she ree, with s, and a kitchen island with two stainless steel sinks e, illu the way to the feast that awaited her

Staring at the counter, Amie nearly salivated, and was only interrupted when Malik ca navy blue dress pants and a button-up shirt Despite having been up just as long, if not longer, than her, he looked perfectly rested

He reached his hand up and scratched his shoulders, s?” he asked

She eyed her fake fiancé playfully, raising her brow uncertainly