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I turned the dial, lighting the gas burner “What did he say?”

She slouched onto one of the stools “Oh just that I’ve co to turn on me I should expect es”

I pinched ether “What the fuck?”

“We have already ”

I couldn’t believe I was going to give advice “Trust h this shit It will die down”

“When?”

“Give it a day or two Everyone will forget when soes the discussion Pray soht”

“That’s terrible”

“That’s reality, baby”

I couldn’t tell her how ot a DUI I wanted to distract her Get her to stop thinking about hoere caught and get back to focusing on that kiss instead I had been ready to strip her and take her in the back of ue drove me wild Her sweet little et on that topic

“Luke, there’s so else”

“What’s that?” I studied her lips I wanted them Badly

“Jake wants to me ask you if you set it up”

I moved about as fast as I did when a linebacker was headed for me “He did what?”

There was a slow blink, but she didn’t back down “Luke, did you tip off the press?”