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“Whatever you say” She gazed out at the city lights beginning to blink on “It’s gorgeous up here”

“Mht ear, letting his fingertip glide down the column of her neck “I used to cos”

Skin tingling fro witty “An interesting for”

“Oh, there were baseball gaular stuff, too, but this was always

She could still feel his al presence, but the lack of actual contact made it easier to think And breathe And re at each other but at the city skyline made the moment both intimate and anonymous

“Why was this your favorite?” she asked softly

“Because fro picture It was my father’s favorite view”

And noas his Her chest tightened at the thought of hi moment alone She may have run from Sparksville as soon as she could, but she never felt like she’d left her family—no matter how hard she tried to shake her mom sometimes

As though suddenly aware of the over-share, Sawyer leaned down and kissed her shoulder “You know, it’s also a great place to impress the ladies”

“Oh yeah? Pick up a lot of wo her head to the side to give hi her shoulder up to where it met her neck

“Oh sure, lots and lots,” he murmured “Great pick-up spot”

She rolled her eyes at hi “Did you seriously just tellto flirt with ood line to use when flirting with someone”

Sawyer chuckled “I suck at flirting, but I’s”

The laughter stilled in her throat “So you keep pro”

There She’d said it And he said…nothing Heat beat at her cheeks Had she overplayed her hand?