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“Yes,” I whisper back to hi with the prospect of what I almost let him do

“Dirty girl,” he says with appreciation in his eyes “But even I have my limits on what I’ll do in public Besides, you’re too otten aith it”

He’s so right It would have been stupid, but I still cherish that feel of his hand onof me in that way

The salads are removed efficiently after we finish Within moments, the main course is served—Kobe beef tenderloin and lobster tails—and private talk resumes around the table Not sure this is really the nor anyone, content to talk to me as we eat

“So… tomorrow is pancake day, huh?” he asks as he cuts into his steak

I nod as I do the sa to establish routines… habits with Corinne Things she can count on Sunday is always pancake day”

“You think herhis utensils to look at me

I stop cutting my steak “I know this sounds awful, but at this point… I hope not She’s so inconsistent and unpredictable I don’t think Corinne can handle her co her a stable home With her illness and recovery, that’s the ”

“And pancakes,” Jerico adds with a soes back to his meal

“God, she loves pancakes,” I say with a laugh and slice off a small piece of steak “She’d eat them every meal, every day”

Jerico nods, chewing on a piece of steak I take the opportunity to do the same and almost moan in pleasure over how tender it is I can’t afford steak at all, much less steak like this

“What’s the one thing you would eat every day for every meal if you could?” Jerico asks, and I’m not at all surprised by what seems like an inane question, but really… we ask each other this kind of stuff all the time