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“Yeah They’re good guys I just wasn’t in the mood for much small talk” He offered me a shy smile that only upped his kissability factor “Should we think about food? We skipped lunch, but we can order so”

“Later” I pulled him to me

“Later?” His smile widened

“Does your door lock?” I whispered right before I kissed his ear

“It does” Inhaling sharply, he broke away long enough to flip the lock “For what it’s worth, I can also be quiet Very quiet”

“Good” I kissed hi thing was going to be easier than I thought

Chapter Thirty

Arthur

“So you’re dating now?” Sabrina looked up froed onto heat up, and below us a crew of sweaty-but-ripped graduate students wereinto one of the lower units Sabrina had spied them on her way in and had insisted we take our drinks out here to appreciate the view “Like actually dating? No bet?”

“Why is that so hard to believe?” I took a sip of ht frooodness still didn’t taste as good as the slushy half-melted coffee had at Lake Crescent

“No reason” Twirling her straw, she was the picture of innocence “But you were the one as rather loudly opposed to such a prospect”

“I know” I groaned and esture “But Derrick’s rather”

“Hot as hell?”

“I was going to say persuasive, but yes, that too” I glanced down at the guysin Objectively, they were quite possibly as hot as Derrick Tall Muscular Deep voices and great laughs, but I still wouldn’t take any of theether in place of Derrick

“Look at you, all drea with the heel of one of her gold sandals “When do you see hiain?”

“Tonight” My tone ca up on work, not doing coffee with Sabrina, and also I’d purposely scheduled her for now so that I could have Derrick all to ation “He’s on duty until three and then has twenty-four hours off, so he’s co out”

“Hang out” She gave lasses “Yes Because that’s worth the ferry ride”