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Oh, she didn’t want anyone else to know of her phobia Why couldn’t she just tell herself everything was going to be fine and then believe it? Everything was going to be fine People did not die froic had nothing to do as happening inside her body

“McKenzie?”

Her gaze lifted to Lance’s

“You should go to dinner with me sometime”

“No” She ht be distracted, but she wasn’t that distracted

“You have other plans?”

“I do”

“I haven’t said which day I wanted to take you to dinner Maybe I wanted to take you out over the holidays”

“Doesn’t o to dinner with you Not now or over the holidays”

“Ouch”

“That’sdread

The phlebotomist swiped an alcohol pad across her left antecubital space “Relax your arm”

Yeah, right

Lance moved closer “McKenzie, you have to relax your arm or he can’t stick you”

Exactly That’s why her arm wasn’t relaxed