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“Hi,” she says with her head tipped back to look at me

“What are you doing here?” I ask, taking one of her hands in mine

“Billy’s fever broke and he’s sleeping, so I thought I’d co our date yesterday and ht”

I respond by bringingher to me for a kiss She has stars in her eyes when I release her and a sweet sives a histle

“Want to go uaro?” I ask her

She shakes her head “I thought we could go to your place”

The breath in s freezes at the implication, and there is a ton of it in her tone Soft, husky…needy

“We can do that,” I tell her “Where’s your car?”

“I parked a few blocks over,” she replies “Want to give me your address and I’ll just meet you there?”

“No way,” I reply as I turn foryou back to it tomorrow”

“Wait,” she exclaims as she jerks her hand out of mine I turn to face her, n autographs and stuff?”

My gaze cuts over to the atI’vebefore Hell, I’ve enjoyed the interaction, but I definitely don’t have the patience for it right now But then irl of about ten years old and I can see she’s wearingat me expectantly, and I know that Blue will have to wait—

After shutting and locking my front door, I place my keys on the s roorandeur of ht it but now it seems a little ridiculous for a man that probably uses less than a thousand square feet of it on a regular basis

Her head lifts back and she takes in a large painting over the fireplace Some modern piece of art that caend enjoysand such, e pay about me really