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When Marie fell silent, I turned to find her shaking her head

"An old friend, I guess I can’t reh"

"Patty had a lot of friends She was very charismatic Half the campus was in love with her, I swear"

"Marie--"

"Erica, I don’t knoho that man is I wish I could tell you" She collected her purse and touched up her etic, even a little immature at tisuspicion as to why, but I didn’t push her

"Sweetie, I’m off Keep me posted on Mystery Blake, okay?" She smiled as if the past five minutes hadn’t happened

"I will Good luck with Richard too"

She responded with a weak laugh that didn’t give me much hope for Richard She opened the door and shrieked when Blake met her at the entrance He looked as surprised as she did

I laughed and joined them at the threshold "Marie, this is Blake Blake, this is reeting her with a heart-stopping s, waving rin

Blake leaned on the doorway, freshly showered and barefoot, his hands tucked into a pair of board shorts paired with a plain white T-shirt Only he couldso casual look so impossibly sexy

"Can I interest you in take out?" he asked

"Actually that sounds perfect I’ pretty wiped out"

"Me too Thai?"

"Sure I’ll estured to my pajamas

"You don’t need to Clothes are optional, you know"

He s to hideback to my room

"Oh ain"

"I can’t allow that," Blake said between his bites, eating noodles out of a tin container