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A slow smile spread across my face His smile dropped a bit It was my chew-you-up-and-spit-you-out sot another narade when he snipped un to pin him to the classroom door by his underwear

For the past two years this grin had been locked up and I’d been on e and it was fucking on He, Oren & Co, Bill and anyone else who doubted me would see what I was made of

“Fine Let’s shake on it”

His gaze darted from me back to the road “What’s with the look?”

“What look?” My voice was sugary sweet,

dripping with un-ironic dedication to our task

He swirled his finger in front ofboth hands back on the wheel “The Stepford Wives look you’ve got going on”

“Whatever do you ainst my chin and batted my eyelashes at him

“Don’t look at htened on the wheel

I leaned in closer “Like what?”

“Come on, Zara It’s creepy, all doe-eyed”

Laughing, I flopped back into ree to your terree to mine”

His unnerved glances ended His lips tightened and he held out his hand “Your terms are accepted”

Our hands clasped, his envelopingdown its prize The rough pads of his fingers brushed against my wrist

My pulse jued ht intricks with my head The enemy of my ene