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He laughed again “You have fans”

“I do So strange,” I said with an echoing laugh “Otherwise though, it’s kind of fun I like to show people what it’s like in the shop, and our show is different from the other parlor reality shoe don’t focus too h Like when Annika and Joel started banging on the sly They had this huge blowup on filuy’s hands and threw it across the shop”

He sucked in a breath through his teeth “I saw that episode I bet that wasn’t cheap”

My mouth popped open “You watched it?”

He nodded, sether “I did Is that weird?”

“Not at all What’d you think?”

“Well, I binge-watched it in a day, so I guess you could say I liked it all right”

I chuckled as my cheeks warmed up

“I liked seeing you work And I liked your pink hair, too But I think I like the purple better” He ran a strand through his fingers

I sighed, sone in a poof when I remembered I had to leave “What time is it?”

He shifted to look, not letting o “Four thirty”

I groaned “I’ve really got to go I’m sorry”

He laughed, kissing o “What are you sorry for?”

I peeledonso soon I really do wish I could stay”

“Penny, you can come over for a quickie anytime you want”

He was propped up in bed, sht back into bed with him

In fact, once I was dressed — so sex again — I did climb back in bed to lie on my stomach next to him with a smile on my face and a secret in my hand

“I got you so,” I said mysteriously

One of his brows rose with one corner of his lips “Oh?”

I nodded and extendedit to reveal a calculator watch