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She giggles, shrugging “I don’t know Because I’ve been perving on you for years, maybe?”

“You were a kid with a crush Just like any other little kid I’m not interested in that I’m interested in you, as you are now, my Bria I’m interested in our future And, most important of all, I’m interested in our date”

She s up her whole face

“And thank you,” I add

“For what?”

“For sharing that, about your parents I know it must’ve been difficult”

She nods shortly “I think it’s good for us to talk, don’t you? I think it’s good for us to be able to share”

She raises her eyebrow, unable to hide the hint of curiosity in her gorgeous eyes

“Why do I feel like you’re fishing?” I tease

“Maybe because I aood of a job hiding your private life I should be able to google all this stuff, you know”

“There’s nothing special to tell” I shrug “My parents live on the East Coast and they’re good people, solid people They’ve had their problems and, yeah, maybe it’s why I left home Maybe it’s why I wanted to become an actor – to become other people But that’s all in the past We’ve reconciled and we actually get along great now”

“But it wasn’t always that way?”

I chuckle “I get the feeling you’re fishing again”

“Maybe I am But…”

I grin over at her, feeling so much warmth and contentment it’s almost difficult to handle It was such a da she feels the same

Whiplash doesn’t even come close

“How about we make a deal?”

“What kind of deal?”

“I’ll play along with your interrogation…”

“Hey, that’s not what this is”

“I’,” I tell her “But I’ll answer your questions if you wear an outfit of ”

She bites her lip for ait in that way that drives hts into h me

Absurdly, it annoys me that I have to look at the road instead of at Bria

“But hoould that work?” she murmurs after a pause “All the stores will be closed”