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“You don’t ainst her mouth

She loved that he sounded uncertain She sently He crushed her against hiue over his lips He made a raw animal sound

“No,” she told him “I don’t mean here”

She stepped away from him, but held on to his hand

“Come on, Lake—walk me home I’ll invite you in”

She looked over her shoulder at him as she led him from the folly

“And before you ask, I know exactly why I’ you over this time”

The dark look in his eyesback from her invitation now

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Rainne kept one eye on the road outside her parents’ bus as she answered their questions about the fashion show and the shop

“Hemp,” her mother said “That’s the material of the future Sustainable, recyclable and versatile You should start a line of hemp underwear”

“It’s a great h she wasn’t sure it was cut out for lingerie Women tended to want a more luxurious fabric

“Will you do the design?” Joyce wasdinner on the tiny stove at the front of the bus

The smell of bean stew filled the interior of her childhood home and made her mouth water

“Uh, no,” Rainne said “I’d need to get someone to do that”