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Did the fool think he could have her back?

Not that Matthew had any say in the matter, but Natalie was smarter than to take back a man who’d cheated

Only, she wasn’t telling the guy who still held her hand to get lost, and Matthe first-hand that she had no proble those words

CHAPTER TEN

“YOU’RE LOOKING ESPECIALLY beautiful tonight, Nat”

Before Natalie realized what Jonathan was doing, he’d grabbed her hand and kissed it in what he clearly hoped would appear as char

Natalie was not charmed

Shock reverberated through her Wasn’t he engaged to the wo with, or had her friends been mistaken?

Either way, Natalie wanted nothing to do with hihtened “I can’t say it’s nice to see you,” she said

His smooth smile didn’t waver and neither did his hold “Nat, Nat, Nat You aren’t still bitter about what happened?”

“No” She wasn’t bitter “Bitterness would i around on o”

“Ouch!” he exclaimed, but didn’t look as if Natalie’s words fazed hiht it to his lips again and pressed another kiss to her fingertips “I miss you and that sharp wit of yours”

Stunned by his public show of affection when they really hadn’t been into a lot of PDA when they were together, she stared at him in confusion, and more than a little irritation

“You have to be kidding ed? I know I saw her with you earlier Why are you even over here talking to me? You should be with her”

He tsked “You shouldn’t believe everything you hear”