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Thomas nodded

Great See She stormed out of the house and walked to the club, up to the back entrance where she pushed her way into his office He looked up in surprise Then heat filled his gaze

“Hello, pet What are you doing here? I thought you were going out this afternoon?”

“I was Thought I would take my car”

He narrowed his gaze “I had Tho the Jeep out for you”

“Very thoughtful of you But I haven’t driven e, and I forgot about it so ie and it wasn’t there”

He leaned back in his chair, folding his arms across his chest “It was a death trap The tires were bald, it was leaking oil, and it was so rusty that parts were held together with duct tape”

“So it’s at the garage getting fixed?”

“It is not”

“When did you get rid of it?”

He shrugged “About three weeks after you moved in”

“I’”

“I thought you ry and leave if I did it any earlier”

She leaned her hands down on the desk “And you didn’t think Irid ofand hard to buy it I know you didn’t think much of it—”

“That’s an understatement”