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"Oh, no, wait" My fingers lost strength, and I let go of my friend's arm "We're just here to dance and have fun In fact, I don't kno you talked me into this in the first place I have one hundred and one things I need to be doing Did you see my list of applications I need to complete and send?"

"Corsica, we just graduated You're allowed to celebrate," Ginny sighed

I crossed , it's about next steps," I said "A bachelor's in hospitality is not going to get ram"

"You can study hospitality at the bar" Ginny looped both her aredin the karaoke lounge I know you secretly wish you'd studied music performance You should have Now, enjoy yourself for once Take a night off Just one night"

"You want rumbled

Ginny slipped into the crowd and skipped down the stairs to the dance floor I hesitated on the top step, and suddenly he was in front of htclub, I could see gold flecks spark in his eyes Shocked by the burning response I felt, I dropped my eyes to his lips He frowned at me, and I knehat he saw

I was just soirl As if I could help the color of my hair And, I was proud of the haute couture dress I'd found secondhand at a garage sale I took pride in how I looked He, on the other hand, had the careless look that normally repulsed me

Despite the generous line of those frowning lips, his square jaas hidden by a thick beard The arm flexed on the banister was tattooed with an intricate web of interconnected designs covering almost every inch of skin I even saw the point of a tattoo reaching up past the neckline of his worn T-shirt He brushed back his dark, wavy hair and swept a gaze over me

The heat I felt melted my insides, and my brain kicked into panic mode How could I be so attracted to this man?

His dark-brown eyes clashed with er made me step back It disappeared as he stepped forward, a rueful seous," he said

"And that's a bad thing?" I flippednerves fried my system and I defaulted to aloof