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“What is obvious about it?” he asked

“I’m…I’m…”

“Attractive,” he said

She blinked “Even with the pink stripe?”

“It’s growing on me”

“Maybe I will get it colored over next time In that case”

“You just like to be difficult”

She shrugged “I’ it again, deflecting with humor, so he couldn’t see how much it had meant for him to call her attractive

“I like a challenge”

“I’h her,her feel shaky and off-kilter

“You aren’t?”

“No That aaet”

“I’ve noticed But I didn’t ame with you”

“You didn’t?”

He shook his head, his dark eyes intent on hers “I don’t play”

She tried to s again Her throat felt like it was coated in sand “Right Neither do I”

He chuckled, dark and rich like chocolate “I got the i”

She looked down at the top of Ana’s fuzzy head “And where did you get that idea? Betorking for Colson’s and taking care of Ana, I don’t have a lot of playtime”