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“But,” he said

The fact that he knew there was a but co I’d dated men in the past who, if they’d put this ht still be with h heavily in the con column for Olaf

“But telling er at Ted than youWhat aer than you You and I aren’t even dating yet, and you’re already jealous?”

Olaf started to get angry It rolled off him like sweet, musky perfume, and just like that, he smelled like food “I a, deep with rage

Apparently accusing hi to do I should have been afraid; instead ain, just not for burgers and fries

I leaned in to hier smells like food to me”

His anger rae It made me want to lean even closer It made ainst his skin and drink hiainst his ar the ainst hi I froze midmotion

He stared down atto fold away I didn’t know e to cold and calm that quickly It spoke of years of practice He reached towardto put his ar like the hug was still going to happen I stepped back farther, out of reach unless he illing to grab me

I watched, orexactly that “How are we ever going to do this without one of us getting hurt?”

He seemed to take the question seriously, as he see I said seriously Under other circuht and said would have been great, but it was Olaf, so instead it was inti and a little scary—okay, a lot scary

“I do not know,” he said

Edward’s voice in full Ted mode called out, “What’s up, pardners?”

We turned and looked at hirabbed un if I wrestled Olaf for a few seconds

Edward ca to watch Decide what you want them to see”

“We don’t have time to discuss this here and now, Otto,” I said