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Running les froht A dab of Chap Stick and some mascara finishes me off

Back in the ss ready but the bacon not so s in my direction

“Thanks”

We eat our eggs in aard silence and he flips the bacon as it crackles and pops He has the te onhard, and I stick the tip of shell Discreetly, I put the piece of shell in a napkin and shovehim that my stomach isn’t ready for real food At least he tried

“Are you working today?” He asks with a gleam in his eye

I want to lie and answer yes but before er, “No” Really, Hattie, cal man has never showed me any attention And this is Zane The et in ets in everyone’s pants

“Good, I want to take you so the bacon

I nod, curious as to where he could want to take e tote that holds rabdressed Thank God, he put so to ask hiawking at him Well I kind of was but still…he has a four-leaf clover on his right shoulder blade Is that what brings him so much luck with all the women?

“I need to stop by ht with you?” He really isn’t asking but I answer that it is anyway

I get into the cab of his pickup and try to sit as far away from him as I can

“You know, you can let go of the handle and relax,” he says, gazing at me with his eyes all soft and dreamy

No, I can’t, I think to ive in to his wicked char its lastfor a man and Zane isn’t just any man He is a man that has the ability to hurt me if I’m not careful I like hi left the crush station I like him a lot

Chapter 9

Zane

I ood in my truck She smiles at me from the cab as I lock ht I had I was afraid to take too long changing one She is always so standoffish about being alone with me In a way it’s cute