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Alexa

I blinked again “Luke?”

Jake had hissed atthe Warriors had set up the entire hospital aue I wanted Luke to tell me Jake was a paranoid ass as usual There was no way that he would have set me up like that

And that kiss I had felt it down to my toes He wanted me We couldn’t keep our hands off each other And for a few hours I thought he was the sweetest, hottest guy on the planet to entertain the kids He was in it I saw hiraphs He was some kind of an unreal mix of bad-boy-sweet-sexy-dish that I wanted more of

“Alexa” He turned toward the stove, dialing the burner to a low nuht now I cared about an answer

The whiskey burned in my empty stomach

Every second that ticked by with Luke’s silence, I had a sinking feeling I knehat the ansas Daht about this, I’d never live it down Add it to one ular basis The silence grew to an uncomfortable level

“I-I can’t believe you aren’t denying it” I waited “What wouldlike this? You have plenty of press You have paparazzi Why would you want us to be caught kissing? Why?”

I saw a hint of regret in his eyes He didn’t deny it I had accused hiht back Luke didn’t seehtly All the more reason I was suspicious

“Luke!”

“Fuck” He whipped around “I didn’t have anything to do with it Ok?”

“Except you had everything to do with it You kneas going to happen You were there It is not ok My e control”

“It was supposed to be good for e,” he tried to explain

“What? How?” And then I realized what he was saying How the pieces clicked into place