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“You are And this is one hundred percent the hottest thing a guy has ever done for me”

“Oh yeah?” I grinned as I began carefully ht, even stitches

“Definitely Nothing else even comes close” She watched me finish the job, tie a knot, and snip the thread

Nervous, I turned the dress right side out and checked ood as one and I couldn’t see evidence of crooked stitches

I handed it over “There you go Sorry I ripped it”

She took the dress frorinned “Liar”

“You’re right I’m not sorry” And she looked so cute inher onto hs once ain I’ll tear it to pieces this time With my teeth”

She laughed “Easy, killer”

“This is probably one of those red flags you were talking about, huh?” I slid e

“I don’t know,” she said, putting her hands on my chest “No one’s ever torn my clothes before Or pinned s”

“I guess even selfish assholes have better manners than me”

She s for a boyfriend this time, remember?”

“That’s right” I recalled what she’d said last night “You’re in rehab for your love addiction”

“Exactly So you can go right ahead and rip s to me”

I growled again, gripping her sides “Don’t teirl”

“I’m serious” She slid her palms to the back of my neck “You can do all that andin happily ever after, and definitely don’t bring me any more Frostys”

“Never? Not even on your birthday?”

She shook her head “Especially not on row old with you, and neither of us wants that”

I scowled “Fuck that bullshit”

“Then we agree All in fun” She so”

I didn’t want her to leave, but I didn’t want to ask her to stay either Like she said, this was all in fun—and as much fun as it would be to throw her over my shoulder, take her upstairs, and have ether was so people in relationships did This wasn’t that

Thank God ere on the sae

She stood up and tradedaround so I could zip it for her Again, she held her hair out of the way, and once the dress was zipped, I was tempted to press my lips to the back of her neck Wrap olden hair and breathe in deep

But this wasn’t that

This was never going to be that

“Thanks,” she said, facing ain

“No problem I’ll walk you back”