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“Thanks Is she done yet?”

I shook an fro the cloth, and put her in the same position he’d just held her in Within thirty seconds, she’d burped with only a little spit

“That’s not fair,” Seb said, staring at her “I did all the hard work”

“Don’t worry” I got up to put her back to bed “I’ll tell Ivy you were a superstar”

“Hey, if I’d left when you told me to, you wouldn’t have made that sale”

That was true And it wasn’t like it was just one book It was a ton of books, both for now and for next hen the next order came in

“All right” I sat down and patted his thigh Ooh Solid “Thank you I really appreciate your help”

His eyes bore into mine “That really hurt you to say that, didn’t it?”

My nose twitched as I fought a laugh “I don’t knohat you ue stuck in the side of my cheek

Damn it!

Seb grinned “You did the tongue thing”

“I hate you for pointing that out” I jabbed an, and I was mad he’d told me that because noas super aware of it

“Oh, co the door closed behind him “Admit it You needed me just then”

I leaned against the counter and folded o that far She would have come back The woman has six kids”

“Six kids?”

“Mhht “So no, I didn’t need you, but I do appreciate that you stayed to help”

“So… Are you saying you owe me one?”

“Where could you have possibly gotten that from?”

“I stayed to help”

“Sebastian” I held my hands up in front of irlfriend and ah town”

He rubbed his chin “Yeah Forgot about that”

“If anything, you owe me like, ten”

“How about I cook you dinner?”

“A ploy to talk me into a date”

“No It’s not a date You’d know if it were a date”

“There’s no reason for you to cook me dinner except to corner me into another uncomfortable discussion I don’t want to have today”

“Dinner tomorrow?”

“I’m busy”