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Telling him about it hat Henny would call a h water on those ht with Ethan that I didn’t want to relive it any them out like a feast for both of us

Flirting This was terrible flirting and I should be ashamed of myself

Except I was all hot under s and I couldn’t get his voice out of h This hy I wasn’t supposed to stay This exact reason Because it had been a drunken one-night stand and I wanted to make it more

Give me a crumb and I would want a cake

“Lexie!” he cried and caught up with me on the snowy sidewalk outside the diner He stepped in close like he wanted more details but that would be such a bad idea So I stepped back and pointed to the square “What’s going on here?”

There were booths set up and a little stage All the shops and restaurants around the square were hopping

“It’s the Christht Santa sits here and kids can get pictures and artists set up tables and sell their stuff There’s food and a bar Games”

“Sounds ical,” I said

“It is, really Would you like to see it?”

“I work at the desk until seven”

“It’s open until ten I’d love to take you, Lexie You can consider it research—”

I shookthe lines This is supposed to be research lunch and you’re flirting with me”

“Well, you’re flirting right back, Lexie”

I rolledto stop”

“Why, though?” he asked, and I turned and walked away In my new boots, my feet didn’t slide on the ice and I could still feel ht up with me “You’re here for three weeks At least”

“At least, listen to you, so opti”

“Look, you decide to leave after three weeks, fine But why not…have fun for three weeks?”

“Because you’re paying me”

I could tell by his face he didn’t understand And guys who’d never had to s their pride for a paycheck never understood