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He took another step forward and sla the deadbolt into place with a resounding click "Which beach?"

Sing hard, her blood beating so quickly that her brain was spinning, she ed to answer, "Daytona"

"Why aren't you with the one foot over the other in a falsely lazy fashion

Not wanting to blurt out that she would have been if she hadn't had the cra

"Is it because you don't have enough ested he didn't believe that was the real reason

Trying with all her ht to follow the conversation because she was still so floored that he was actually standing here in her aparth"

"Are you sure? I can boost your allowance if you need ed to sound as if he were baiting her

HerIt had worked He was here He was here He Was Here Dear God "No, I'" That kiss Oh, hteenth birthday He'd meant it It had been for her She took a deep breath and then another She would not hyperventilate

"Didn't feel like going," he repeated flatly, as if he didn't believe her "With your girlfriends To the beach You expect me to believe that?"

Her eyes flared as her heart continued to beat in triple time "It's the truth"

His lips curled into a snarl "Where is he?"

Oh, my God Oh My God Seriously, he was really jealous "Where is who?" she asked as evenly as possible

"The new boyfriend," he bit out, his anger conveying itself blatantly

Her muscles tensed as she realized just how pissed he was And that she had et him here "I don't have a new boyfriend," she quickly denied