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Oh No I was nervous And I didn’t want to be nervous I wanted to be confident, engaging, and forthright A et in his way So I straightened irl with my hand outstretched

“Salutations And congratulations on your win”

“Thank you” Blake chuckled lightly, shifting an equipht hand to his left to shake my hand, then set it on my shoulder “Ash, this is Katie Katie, this is my friend Asher”

I perched reeted her with a formal, “Enchanted to meet you”

“Thank you” Katie grinned before turning her attention to Blake, who for so if you had tirab coffee”

His brows furrowed over the top of his sunglasses “Sorry, I can’t Asher and I have a date at Hoht, Ash?”

“Uh…yes That’s correct”

Katie’s sain Nice to meet you, Asher”

“Likewise,” I replied I waited until she was out of earshot to address Blake “Date? Assistance with my tools? That sounded like a line from a bad porn script”

He snickered “You have a dirty ear?”

I tucked the jacket under ed “I was cold”

“Liar,” he teased, flashing a radiant grin “There’s gotta be a good Asher reasoning behind it”

“Asher reasoning?”

“Yeah, part science, part mystical-wonderland conjecture ry? Let’s grab so to eat first”

After a short debate, I agreed to leave my car at the school and pick it up after we ran our errand I hoisted er seat of his SUV like awith relief as I fastened my seat belt

“I’m sorry, but I don’t eat fast food Don’t worry about ht nuts Would you like some?”

He kept his gaze on the road as he pulled out of the parking lot, but his lips quirked in a me if I want to eat your nuts?”

I punched his biceps lightly “Get your utter What’s the matter with you?”