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“That’s what Jake is worried about?”

“I told him I didn’t think that’s what happened There’s no way Absolutely no way you’d involve the press Because ould do that to someone else?”

It sounded as if she was trying to convince herself

Her elbows dug into the counter “You wouldn’t I mean you hate the way the media follows you around You’d never”

I hadn’t moved yet I held the spatula in my hand

“But I think I would feel better if I heard you say it yourself”

The pan sizzled behind me with a pop from the butter splatter Fuck Her blue eyes heldslammed into the middle of a moral crossroads I was in too deep to turn around from this place But here I was In this place where I had to decide what I should do about lying to this pretty girl

“Luke?”

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Luke

This

Linc honked like he always did when he dropped by to pick me up I locked the mudroom entry behind rin on my face I needed to erase Alexa was all I could think about

“Damn it, Luke Dress up for fuck’s sake”

He eyed ed froe

It was early I didn’t like s I’d already worn a monkey suit in the past twenty-four hours What did he expect?