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Her eyes soften “I’m only worth half, huh?” She swipes the remainder of the cornbread and it hits me I like her a lot

“You share the rest of your lunch and ”

A snicker erupts from her throat

“What’s so funny?”

“You just don’t look like a ”

“You don’t know me yet, babe, but you will”

“Who said I want to get to know you?”

“You telling me you don’t find me attractive”

Her cheeks blooain and I wonder what else I can do to make that color stay

The end of lunch bell rings “We’ll continue this conversation later”

I’ upward My heart squeezes in my chest and I shakekeeps drawing me in

I slip down the hall and out the back I call up Truth and get his voicemail “Hey, man How soon can you do a rush install on a security systeet this It’s important” Next I call up Kurt A brother who started up his own construction coot out of prison soot a couple guys available to install a gate?”

“I’uys What do you need?”

“Jackson dairy farate installed for the ”

“I can send the say nine”