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“You think I’m afraid of you?”

“Terrified,” she teased, waving her brush at hi Seafoam Green all over”

He shouldn’t have done what he did next Lord knew he’d been taunted in the past with lots worse than wearing a shade of paint Taunts he hadn’t given in to

But he gave in to Sarah and grabbed hold of her ar her paint brush from her hands while she squir so

Aot the brush from her

“You wouldn’t,” she accused when he wielded the brush toward her

“I’ to”

She backed up, bu Her eyes were big, but not with fear Excitehtly in them

Her lips parted “I have really sensitive skin I’ll probably break out if you do and then be all rashy during Christmas Please don’t”

Bodie hesitated, studying her Was she telling him the truth?

Just as he was deciding she rabbed the brush out of his hand

“Ha Gotcha,” she clai the brush behind her back

“I guess you did” He laughed, acknowledging that he’d been played “You know, I’ done”

“Yeah, yeah, but it’s a lot more fun this way”

“That it is”