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“Don’t I knohere your brain is taking you Stop worrying and have a good ti my eyes to his

“How did you know—”

“You get this little crease on your forehead right above your nose when you’re thinking too hard,” he says, answering before I can get my question out as he touches my forehead, “and it’s usually about money”

“It’s just…I grew up so different from this”

“I knoant to give you things you never even knew existed, because you deserve it” Chase brushes his lips against et when you’re excited, when you see so neant to see that look every day, and I will if I have my way”

As Chase sits back down, the waiter comes to clear our appetizer plates and places a purple heirloom tomato and mozzarella Caprese salad in front of us

“I have had an a over the water as I pick at my salad The view is simply spectacular Chase eyes me speculatively

“I kno much you love the beach,” he declares “I want to take you to every single one”

“That’s a lot of beaches,” I say with a giggle

“We have nothing but time,” he says softly

“C’me out of my chair

Looking up at h “Bye,” he chuckles

Miranda drags me to the middle of the dance floor so we can dance to the Cupid Shuffle I kick off my shoes—there is no way I can shuffle with heels on—and Miranda follows suit As the , a few more people join us on the dance floor, and A, “Wait for me!”

Seeing how htclub on us and plays Wobble The only people dancing are the three of us and a couple of Ae This is not the typical

After a few songs, I get tired and decide to sit back down Once the crowd disperses fro a little classier Chase and the guys had gathered together, watching us while we danced like fools Seeing me walk off the dance floor, he pulls away fro his hands on ood time?”