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Serena let out a long-suffering sigh Why did he make her so hot and bothered? Especially when he was fabricating the most ludicrous lie in order to extract himself from the situation he'd found himself in

The situation he'd initiated!

With her shoulders squared, she glared back at him “Well?"

Garrett stared back There was absolutely nothing in his intense gaze that told her he was lying Nothing that would suggest this was all a ploy—a game He didn't look a kicked out

But if that were the caseIf this really wasn't some sort of love ‘em and leave ‘em act as she'd initially suspectedas she wanted to believethen that meant

"Oh, holy fuck"

Garrett's aran to wilt in front of hi her close to him, he was surprised she actually allowed hih her from head to toe as she processed the evenin

g's events and the words he'd said

"Oh,his neck

"So,” he said, ignoring the desire that rose within hiht all his basic, natural, pri himself to remain focused on the discussion at hand Not the fact that he wanted to ain “Your subconscious mind has made the correlation, but your practical o there"

"It just can't be” But even as she said the words, he could tell she'd already made the leap

In fact, her body relaxed against his A sign of trust It warmed his heart “I'm sorry this is so difficult I'm sorry this isn'tperfect"

Serena shifted in his embrace, so that she could see his face Her eyes clouded and her head cocked to one side as she stared curiously at him “Why?"

Garrett drew in a long breath “Because you deserve perfection"

She smiled suddenly It was a radiant, vibrant sht “You don't think what happened between us earlier was perfect?"