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“I guess the cat is out of the bag, huh?” Ty teased, as he led her toward the Eye They h it was a less than five-hts and sounds of South Bank

“I can’t believe you’re actually following through on this”

He didn’t reply, instead he stopped in front of a quaint candy floss cart, probably the sa on the air for the last couple of minutes “Want some cotton candy?”

“Oh, you know I do” She laughed He grinned at her enthusiastic response and reached into his back pocket for his wallet

He quickly ordered the purple—her favorite one—and handed her the candy floss on a stick, before paying for it

“Aren’t you getting one?” she asked

“I thought we could share,” he said, with a pained s that ar, but she wasn’t about to let him off the hook Especially not after he had said they could share She tore off a chunk of the pastel purple stuff and held it to his pinched lips

“Open,” she said He gave her a seriously uni her offering with a snap of his teeth that barely ers

She squealed and laughed, whipping her hand away before he could make contact

“This stuff will rot the teeth right out of your head,” he predicted grihed “I can feel the Type Two diabetes seeping into my veins as we speak”

“You’re such a drama queen” She rolled her eyes and happily consumed more of the candy floss “Besides, I won’t finish it if you don’t have some of it”

He looked somewhat mollified by that It had become an unspoken habit ather the tacit go-ahead she really did not need—but appreciated nonetheless—to clean her plate of every scrap of food

They walked a few more steps, before he came to an abrupt halt

“That’s bullshit, you always finish your snacks,” he protested belatedly

“But it tastes so h that escalated into a squeal when he tightened his grip on her with a growl He held her wriggling body close and scraped his stubble over the sensitive underside of her jaw, probably pinking the skin up

He nipped her earlobe and whispered, “You’re lucky you’re cute, and I can’t ever find it in et truly mad at you”

He kissed her Right there…in full view of all of South Bank, Chance, and the whole damned universe Kissed her with a passion that left her breathless and aroused enough to want to drag him back to his apartment and have her very wicked ith him

He lifted his head and gave her a naughty grin, as if he knew exactly what she was thinking

“Uh-uh, honey Rein in those raging hor just below the surface of his voice “We have a lot to do this evening”

He took her hand and dragged it into his jacket pocket while keeping it enfolded in his palm They continued their lazy stroll around South Bank, stopping to watch the buskers, oroff at the skate park They eventually took a slow, htly lit Jubilee Garden On warrass would be filled with picnickers But tonight it was too cold and da the walk and soaking in the atmosphere