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“She said ‘no’ once again”

“That’s nothing new, but it’s still frustrating”

Maddox nodded “After we kissed she even admitted to me she liked it”

“What else did she say to cause her to rush out of the kitchen? Verbatim, Maddox Start when you kissed her”

“Well, she turnedI was very nice to keep asking but it wasn’t possible for her I felt the ht I pulled her in close and kissed her I could feel her responding to me, so I said ‘You can’t tell me you didn’t enjoy that’ She looked me in the eyes and said, ‘You kiss fantastic, Maddox, but that’s not the problem’”

“Why would she say that?” Zane was so confused “God, she was really upset, Maddox You should have seen her”

“I’ure this out right noe ht not have any chance with Toni”

“But we are going to figure it out Together We always do”

“We have to, Zane Even though we haven’t been on a single date with Toni I’m already crazy about her”

“Me, too, and I haven’t got to kiss her yet”

Maddox grinned and a little of the tension eased “What now?”

“I’ way What if Toni has issues with dating the two of us at the sa her back? Or the ‘probleht before because Izzy and Caht about it”

“You’re right, Zane We both should have thought about it I was just wondering the sae as Izzy and Cao out on one-on-one dates”

“Sheit’s been since either of us have been on a date without the other”

“Years” Maddox shrugged “But what has two-on-one dates gotten us? We’ve got to meet some nice ladies but no one serious Toni is special”