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“That’s the part I feel the worst about I didn’t like hiding ot to know each other”

“So why did you?”

He sucks in a breath and blows it out “I’ve had some bad experiences omen”

“Describe bad experiences”

“They could have been much worse, I admit that But it’s never fun when you realize a wo you for your money Or for your business Or for the status yourher It’s not like the nale search and…”

“… and the sharks circle in the underground parking lot”

“Exactly I’m not about that Yes, I have ents sign er And yes, I’e of all that But at the end of the day, I’rab the ten-foot ladder and change the lightbulbs in his ceiling and is going to do a DIY if he feels like it and hates scary htmares are vivid”

“That was oddly specific”

“If you’re going to see the real ht as well tell you the truth and that is, I a in case I need the endurance so the zombie apocalypse because I don’t have to be the fastest runner I just have to be faster than the last person If that’s you, I’ve enjoyed our tiether”

He says it so nonchalantly I can’t help but laugh, especially when the shit eating grin crosses his face

“You’re a hot mess, you know that?”

“I do And that’s the guy you’ve been getting to know Harry, or Steve, who just slaps on deodorant to pop in the office after a run Not Harrison McGinnis, the CEO and ency”

“Is that why you looked like you work inin?” I’ht makes me happy, but it does Maybe because it reiterates hon to earth he really is

“I hope I didn’t smell too bad”

There is pleading in his piercing blue eyes A longing for me to accept him for who he is, not what he comes with I have to admit, his insecurity in this moment is hella sexy

I shake my head and bat my eyelashes just a bit “Not too bad at all In fact, I otten a whiff or two that made me want to jump you”