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“Lake’s lips,” he continued “Lake’s backside Lake’s lips again Lake’s hands Lake’s lips, yet again Lake seeing ain, Lake’s lips”

He turned around slowly She couldn’t even begin to describe the look on his face It was sohted

“You’ve written ‘Lake’s lips’ four times,” he pointed out “They must make you really anxious”

Kirsty finished wiping up the ice cream and sat on one of the kitchen stools She may as well endure it There was no escape It wasn’t like she could send hi into his shop

“For the record,” he told her as he stood up, “I have never taken steroids”

He flexed his et a hold of the board ” to her list

“You weren’t meant to see that,” she said

“Kind of stating the obvious there, babe”

He folded his arms over his faded blue shirt and stared at her

“We need to do so about the list,” he said

“It’s a coping n of insanity

“It’s a helluva long list You’re running out of door space”

Kirsty rested her elbows on the counter in front of her and put her face in her hands

“They say,” Lake said, “that if you confront the things that ically, then they won’t upset you any more”

Kirsty’s head shot up