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“How coirls, anyway?”

He grins and sits forward, leaning his forear You’re the only girl Idoith”

“Oh, you ht’ve”

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It did take et over you” His eyes twinkle, and I can’t resist

“No, it didn’t You were dating Jules Ashton the next week”

“Was I?” His brow lines, and I can’t help re the attractive playboy Marcus has always been It seeether, I was all yours”

“We had a lot of fun,” I say with a nod “But I did have to go to college”

“Whose idea was that again?”

“College? Or educating woeneral?”

He laughs loudly “God, you always h I miss that”

I give his enorlance “Say what you will I know you want a little future lawyer running around this place Pulling all your i on your furniture”

“Yes You know me so well”

“I do know you well That’s why I’et to the reason for my visit “I need you It’s a matter of life and death, and you’re the best lawyer I know”

He’s immediately serious “Are you in trouble?”