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“Hey!” they both shouted

“No devices at the table,” Harvard said firmly

“Are you going to ground thehed

The concierge chose that moment to buzz up to tell theet it, Ryan was out of his seat and running

“There won’t be any left by the tiets back,” Elle complained, her attention on her laptop Harvard could have sworn there were tears in her eyes

“So,” he said, placing his contraband on the seat beside hihost prograht?”

“Right” Elle nodded

“Then how are they stealing the files?” Rachel said, looking pretty pissed off

Pissed off he could cope with; it was miles better than politely distant

“I don’t know” Elle’s head dropped to the table and stayed there

Okay, so that’s what happened when you took away her favorite toy

Rachel got up and brought back plates, napkins, and silverware, which she put on the table “There’s no need to be barbarians,” she said when he cocked an eyebrow at her

It was the first tiether at the table to eat Normally, on the way home from work, Rachel called for delivery from one of the hotel restaurants she liked When it arrived, they dished it up, and Rachel took hers to her bedroo hi to wonder if he’d beenthe attraction between them went both ways

When Ryan ca a slice

“Told you,” Elle said, her head still on the table, but angled to watch Ryan