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She rolled her dark eyes and said, “That is literally the clu the subject I’ve ever seen” Even so, she handed over the large, gold envelope Then she added, “You know you’re going to tell ht about that, but it really wasn’t going to happen tonight

Chapter 4

The next , I slept in much later than usual Sundays were the one day all week I didn’t get up early and go to the gym, so even after I woke up I just stayed in bed for a while

I’d slept really well and woke up feeling happy Great sex could do that, apparently But now I had so est question of all hy the hell that had happened in the first place We were hardly each other’s favorite person

I also wondered ere going to do next timeeach other No doubt it’d be painfully aard, but would he act like it had never happened? That see it

Eventually, I rolled out of bed and went to take a shower As I stood under the running water, ht before in that conference roo every detail It ainst the tiles while I caught ether

After that, I took a little extra ti ready I triel Lark had used on me, and made an effort to style htly better than usual

Then I got dressed in a T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers and jogged down the stairs The round floor, I heard soot laid last night You know that expression a pep in your step? You can totally hear it in his footsteps”

I went into the living rooift basket, which was unwrapped on the coffee table All of them had creepy, damp sheets stuck to their faces, printed hiskers, snouts, and cat ears

“Hi, Casey,” Lark said “We decided to try out some face masks from the prize pack, but don’t worry There are tons more for e’re ready to do our whole-house spa day Yolanda and JoJo went shopping, by the way, but you should join us”

“Thanks for the offer, but I’ll take a rain check”

I started to leave the room, but Lark called, “Wait!” When I turned back to him, he held out an envelope and said, “This was in the basket”

“What is it?”

“A gift certificate for a haircut and color at a fancy salon”

“Oh no, that’s definitely uy”