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A light huht ear, and her thu speed I was jealous of

Maybe if mine moved that fast, I’d be able to avoid my mother’s calls

“So,” I said after a minute

She said nothing

“Did you get my text?”

Still nothing

“The address for the wedding I reserved you a parking spot”

She glanced up, her eyelashes fluttering as she looked at ot it Thank you”

“You’re welcome”

Nothing

“You do know you’re going to have to talk to , don’t you?”

Sighing, she tapped the screen, then hit a button on the side of her phone and put it down “Yes, Sebastian I’ all my words until then”

“Oh, was that what you were doing? I thought you were just listening to your book”

“I was The hero was about to bang her against a door This conversation better be worth pausing my audiobook for” She stared at me across the table “Well?”

I blinked “I have no idea how to respond to that”

“An apology would be a good start”

“I’m sorry I interrupted your porn?”

Without a word, she got up and moved another three tables away

All right, that wasn’t the right answer

I followed her over there “I’m sorry I interrupted your book?”

She stared atto defend my choice in books? Do you kno many times a week I have to explain to people that romance novels are not ‘atory term is the flavor of the day?”

She didn’t want an answer to that

I didn’t know ht now

“I literally could not give a da to sex inas, I thought, a cross between annoyance and mild embarrassment that she’d said that out loud “Romance novels are, for the most part, a healthy representation of relationships where there is respect and consent and love, and if ht not to be ashamed of what they read, maybe the world would be a better place”

I still didn’t respond

I still didn’t think she wanted me to

“Fucking vampires are perfectly fine to read on a train,” sheoff “But healthy love stories? God forbid those realistic stories be socially acceptable”

My lips twitched “Really? People are fine with you reading vampires, but romance is taboo?”

“Welcome to my world,” she said dryly “Now you’ve successfully commanded my attention, what do you want?”