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The woiant step back “You’re not Jonny Blaze? And you were going to kiss me? I don’t think so Yuck” She rolled her eyes “Why would I want to kiss a stranger?”
My point exactly, Jonny thought as the woman and her family hurried away
He turned to the old lady “Thank you”
“You’re welcoured you could use some help”
“I’m usually better than that”
She shrugged “It’s okay Everyone gets to have an off day I’m Gladys, by the way”
“Jonny Blaze”
She grinned “Like I don’t know that Nice to meet you officially You’re very handsome”
He laughed “Okay, don’t get scary”
She winked “I know things You’d be amazed”
“I probably would be And then you’d dump me and break my heart”
“Very possibly” She eyed hile Actually, Nancee’s in a relationship with a no-good jerk, but does she listen?”
“They never do”
Sheyou with protection, seeing as you’re woefully unprepared to take care of yourself”
He turned and saw Madeline walking toward them Gladys quickly explained what had happened
Madeline turned to him “Are you okay?”
She was genuinely concerned He could read it in her blue eyes Talk about strange—people didn’t look out for him, they took from him He was expected to be the one to provide If he needed help, he hired security
She was dressed in a bright red coat thatscarf rapped around her neck and she had onovertly sexy, yet he found the outfit appealing And very Fool’s Gold
“I’m fine,” he told her “Just an overly zealous tourist Gladys shut her down”
“Gladys is good at doing that But brace yourself She’s going to want payback”
“She alreadyhi