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Which, when it was all he could do to keep his eyes off her ass this

Josh showed up just before twelve, bearing a couple of huge plastic containers One filled with Maa—Japanese beef stew—and the other with sticky rice As usual, Josh’s h to feed an army She did this once a week, usually on Mondays or Fridays

Welco, as well as frohts, Ty happily helped Josh tote the food into the kitchenette in the back office Linda, meanwhile, shut the doors and flipped around the “Gone to lunch” sign They only closed for one of Marabbed soo

Josh and Linda crowded around the desk with Vicki, who had carefully piled her inventory order for cabinet behind her The fourth chair in the office had always been reserved for Cassie Ty usually ate in his seat by the door with a bowl, or plate, or takeaway box, aardly perched on his knees He picked up his portion and turned to leave

“Why don’t you eat with us, Ty?” Vicki invited

Once again, he tensed at the sound of his na her say it The short syllable ehing it instead of saying it He fucking loved it; he wanted to cover her mouth with his and s it down the next time she said it, just to see if it tasted as irresistible as it sounded

Fuuuuuck He wasn’t sure how things had gotten so…cohts were massively problematic

“I’ed on a harsher note than he had intended, and the silence that ruff procla to soften the edges of that rejection with so But he was da other than a lame, “Thanks”

He left before he s even more aard

“Ty?” Josh eyed Vicki askance his voice bri with speculation

“It’s been a weird roan

“You’re tellinginto the delicious steith relish “Cassie went nuts, Josh You should have seen it”

Josh had been inforo into detail

“Tell ,” he demanded

Linda pointed her fork at the coffee-stained wall behind Vicki’s chair “She flung her coffeeat Vicki”

“Oh, my God!” Josh exclaimed “That’s crazy Even for her”

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen Tyler so angry I mean it was all he could do to keep his hands off her”

“Ty,” Vicki corrected automatically