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A beat of charged silence flowed between the the crisp air with heat Layton shook his head “We’re a pair to draw to, aren’t we?”

“As in, we both have the sa what boundaries to pay attention to?”

“Exactly,” he agreed ruefully “I know it’s wrong to look atat you now, but it’s getting harder and harder to remember why I was supposed to keep my distance”

A delighted flush tickled her cheeks “And if I wasn’t your buddy’s little sister?” she prompted

He didn’t hesitate “Then we sure as hell wouldn’t be hanging lights right now”

What he didn’t say was plainly in his gaze Her breath caught “Maybe we could pretend that I’m not your buddy’s little sister Just for today”

“I’m not sure that would work Eventually Erik would find out and I really don’t want to lose a friend because, you know, I couldn’t keep my hands to myself”

It was solid reasoning, and that he was holding back to protect the feelings of a friend e the fact that she wanted him and she wasn’t sure she wanted to deny herself “I understand and I think it’s awesouy who cares, but there’s soet out of my head and maybe it’s because I’m in a reckless frauy I’ve seen in a along tiht about now, I’dall sorts ofto do about that?”

“You’re ood”

“I guess what I’ood this weekend”

“Yeah, but you’re not the only one who’s been hae, too”

Was it wrong that she couldn’t care less about his past or hoas trying to make amends? Okay, so the fact was, her heart was a little broken Maybe she didn’t like to ad and poking and sonore “Have you ever just wanted to do the exact thing you knorong for so ht?”