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She laughed “I wouldn’t blame you Thank you for your patience and your jokes I’m sorry about earlier”
“It’s fine Everyone has off times”
So toward hi what lay deep within him, what caused his “off times” “Do you?”
“Have off tiain “Of course”
Not necessarily surprised that he’d shrugged off her question rather than give her an in-depth answer, Sarah inwardly sighed She wanted to peel back his layers and expose what made him tick No, not true She wanted him to peel back those layers and choose to let her see She suspected whatever had injured his leg was at the root of Bodie’s off times How could it not be?
“Well, if you ever need soh your off times, or to just distract you with corny Christ h mine”
His facial expression went tight for the briefestto take on that stoic, bleak look they’d had when she’d first“Do you actually know any corny Christmas jokes?”
Despite knowing the absolute joy -ter at the way that Bodie was teasing her, was enjoying himself, was determined she enjoy herself
“Do I know any Christave hi smile “I am the queen of Christmas jokes”
He arched his brow in challenge “Let’s hear them”
“Hey, Bodie?”
“Not a knock-knock joke, I hope”
She looked upward “Quit ruining ”
His lips twitched
“Why was Santa’s little helper depressed?” she asked