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In hindsight, she should’ve known that any cooing to last

And then there was, of course, her experience with Riker that certainly rose to the top of the pile

And now that she’d shagged Erik’s best friend, Alexis thought it ht be prudent to have some tasty yumminess around the house to soften the blow, if he were to so to do her best to ensure that he didn’t But a girl should always have a Plan B, right?

Too bad she hadn’t had a Plan B with Riker

Ugh What had she been thinking? She had to stop being swayed by a hot body and a bad-boy attitude Bad boys didn’t hold down solid jobs, and they spent your money and slept with your former sorority sisters

She set the cookie tin doith more force than necessary just as Layton joined her in the kitchen Alexis hit hi as if they hadn’t just spent time in each other’s arms because, frankly, she needed to put her mind on a different track

“So, tell redients for the cookies and thebowls “What’s it like to play the hero all day?”

“I wish it were that si das all day So a station toilet that’s been used by twelve other guys”

She wrinkled her nose “That sounds like punishment”

“Let’s just say, so the pot”

“I would h “I ross”

“Yes, it is”

“Tell hter,” she said as she worked the dough, loving the sh In a past life, she was a French baker, she was sure of it

“You really want to know?”

“Sure We’ve got time to kill”

“I can think of other ways to kill ti over to her Her hands were stuck in dough, trapped in the sticky glob, and he took delightful advantage His lips brushed across hers and she melted a little “Are you sure you want to talk about station life?” he ainst her lips