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Chapter Twelve

“Ohthe color rise in my cheeks I leapt out of bed and jammed the spoon into the ice creaure out the fastest way to grab my stuff and run out of here And I sta you Obviously Shit, what did I do with , I promise As soon as I remember where my keys are God, I am so sorry”

She laughed delightedly and I turned to stare at her, wondering ifand crossed the rooht? I’m sorry, that was really mean of me But God, you should have seen the look on your face” She giggled happily

Ok, she was definitely deranged I stepped back fro desperately for my keys as I said, “Um, maybe my keys are downstairs I’ll just–”

She took a step toward o! Dmitri will be totally pissed at me if you do Where is he, anyway?”

“At his nightclub He gave me a key I didn’t know you’d be here”

“Neither did Dlad you’re here I really wanted to meet you”

I stopped what I was doing and took a good look at her She seemed perfectly calm and collected, which didn’t onna finish that?” she asked, reaching for the spoon that was sticking out of the carton in my hand

“Uh, no”

“Mind if I do? I’ Isome ice cream out of the container and stuck it in her mouth

“U to punchher closely

“Oh boy I really freaked you out with that jealous fiancé thing, didn’t I? D me that not everyone appreciates ht he was here, and I thought he’d be totally mortified by all of that And basically, I live to e to catch up with her

“Are you really D now if this was a friend playing a joke

“I really am,” she said, with an odd little frown

“So… not to be repetitive or anything, but why aren’t you attacking iven the fact that you just found me in your fiancé’s bed?”

Her save way to concern now, and she asked, “Jaement?”