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“Well,” I said as I turned to Oakley and winked “It started like this…”

I walked in the door ofthat’d run up to meet me at the door

Jagger licked ood scratch behind the ear before I turned to find Oakley standing there waiting for her turn

I s her intoone arm around her middle

“Hey,” I said as I dropped a kiss onto her upturned lips “Everything okay?”

She nodded “Yeah Doctor’s appointave my statement at the station and they let me leave after that I wasn’t there but for about twenty et all of my work done, too”

“Good news,” I said as I walked her backward and pressed in until her hips were pinned between my body and the couch “Did you cook dinner?”

I could s, but I’d noticed that it smelled faint As if it was old

“Yes, and no,” she hedged, her voice hitching as I ground my erection into her hips “I…Jesus”

I grinned and pulled back fro on her neck, my eyes full of mirth as I said, “What?”

She narrowed her eyes at me “You knohat, Mr Vineyard”

She punctuated that state me in the chest

“I’m sorry,” I lied “I have no idea what the problem is”

She pushedfor al like Marvin Let’s eat…then you can do what you want to do”

I grinned as I allowed her to push me away and skirt her way into the kitchen

I followed, as did Jagger, and came to a halt when she started to unearth Chinese food from the oven, which was on low

My stoht

“I thought you didn’t like Chinese food,” I said as I watched her pull box after box after box out

“I don’t,” she paused “At least, the food that I tried So today I went and got one of als I’ that I like since you like it so much”

I’d practically begged her to go with me to a Chinese buffet, but she’d shot me down plain and simple See, she’d had one bad experience at a buffet when she was fifteen, and since then not only did she not eat at buffets, but she also refused to try Chinese food again

Which was sad seeing as that was one of my favorite cuisines

But she’d tried…for me

My heart swelled in my chest as I stared at her

Then, without thought to what I was saying or hoas saying it, I blurted out hts

“I think you should move in with me”Chapter 14Please do not invite me to outside events It’s hot and I’m fat

-Oakley to Pace