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But as soon as I sawof ht her Her cool hands worked the pants off and she slid me under the covers with some effort She returned a few minutes later

with a tall glass of water and some ibuprofen

“Take these and then I’ll let you sleep”

I scowled at her, but tossed theue

“Good night, Luke” She turned off the light and closed the door

The next ht, but I was pretty sure I had dreamed Alexa had appeared on my doorstep I walked to the bathroom to shower and brush my teeth

When I walked into the kitchen, I realized it wasn’t a dreaeous blonde in my kitchen

“Good ?”

I rubbed the back of my head “Like you aren’t supposed to be here” I’d never tossed a woman out of my house before

“I came to tell you iven you that more than once”

She walked toward the kitchen table with two s of coffee She placed one in front of me

“I don’t know I’ht now You lied to me”

“I thought you would be mad”

“I am mad”

She closed her eyes and slid into the seat She wasn’t going anywhere She was as stubborn as I was I sat across from her