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When I pull back, her expression is guarded She brings a hand up, placing her fingers against her lips as if to hold on to the feeling “Why did you do that?” she murmurs

“Because your dad’s probably watching us right now”

“Oh,” she says, her eyes dropping from mine

Releasing her, I open her car door Nodding my head to her seat, I say, “I’ll follow you to your house”

“What?” She jerks with surprise

“I’ht”

“Why?” A deep line of confusion etches in her forehead

“Because you and I are practically engaged,” I tell her as I put a hand to her lower back and gently push her to get in “We have a ruse to perpetuate not only to your dad, but to an entire professional hockey team”

“We don’t have to sleep together to do that,” she points out

I grin at her “I don’t intend on getting ht”

“We don’t have to have sex to ed,” she snaps atin her eyes

“Yeah, that’s where you’re wrong,” I tell her as I snag her froain and pull her into ainst , I suppose it looks like an inti my lips to her ear “You see, Brooke, I’ to be disrupted for probably weeks over this And if I’m supposed to actto have to give er so I look like I’m crazy head over heels for you and don’t actually want to strangle you”

She tries to push away froth She tips her head back to look at nation Brooke’s lips peel back in a snarl “So you’re black me?”