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“It’s a lot of pictures to scan” There was never enough tiet the the boxes in someone else’s care freaked me out What if they lost them?

“Soainst the doorjamb

“And it costs an ar Trust eted into what he sends me every se One of their lab assistants bailed and they needI tucked my hair behindlike, Can I watch?

“No probleo”

“There’s no point in you going ho out here for a while and lock the door behind you when you go I’ll tell Marisa not to be alar room”

“Thanks for keeping me safe” He winked

“And I’ll even let you have so in the back of the fridge I don’t part with those easily, so you should feel honored”

He bowed “I absolutely do” Peering up at me, he smirked “Nohere are those brownies?” He rubbed his hands together

“I’ll be out in a couple e like a bear Also, I’ next time”

He scoffed and disappeared froh htrope alking, but the longer I ith him, the more I convinced myself it wasn’t one-sided It wasn’t all intouches that sent tingles up my spine—it was real, but what could we do about it? It wasn’t the ti I’d need

I threwthe fridge door open, I pushed the V8 and celery aside and pulled out the s of edamame

Ford’s eyebrows furrowed; then he s

“Perfect disguise”

“Desperate times call for desperate measures” I plunked the chocolate square into his hand “I’ll talk to you later Have a good practice” I leaned in He s back in high school Did he still use it? It had been so long since I’d been close enough to know Like I was outsideoff to work and giving my boyfriend a kiss to remember me by until I came back home to him

Ford’s eyes got wide, and it dawned on me how close my lips were to his