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"Well, let’s go to dinner and then we’ll get you spruced up for your big non-date" The way she e" led me to believe I still hadn’t convinced her this was not a real date I wasn’t going to waste anyto convince her when I’d spent so rabbed our coats and headed out the door One of the only things Ito eat and drink fro outside Really, anted to walk a half-rab dinner? The food wasn’t even that good

Jade started toward our regular table after we grabbed our food, but I quickly stopped her I needed so there tonight, but tas too ht? I need so in the way"

She stopped, glancing back at et out of an eight month relationship?" She sat at a small table in the corner with only two seats I hoped it was enough of a hint to deter any visitors

"We both know Ryan was more of a friend than a boyfriend I’ve known hiit I didn’t knohy I even bothered to grab any dinner; my stomach ound in so ht she was eating chili cheese fries How she ure and perfect skin was beyond ht about it for a minute "Well for starters, what do I do if he expects uys I barely know"

"I can see why you’ve never been in love" She stopped to blot herit on the table "Do you kno pathetic you sound? Have you ever followed your heart to see where it takes you?"

"My heart told h, how do I let hi like a total bitch?" I decided to try a few bites ofto drink tonight I would need the alcohol to co Just go out, have a great tie if you have to Honestly, he seeuy" I snorted at this He could be a really nice guy; he proved that the night he tookabout him screamed sex

"Seems nice, yes"

We headed back to the dorhto hen my phone buzzed

Dane: One more hour Can’t wait

I couldn’t help the butterflies in my stomach as I read it over and over No one had ever been this forithI curled my hair into soft spirals and appliedht at the club I’d never been a fan of being overly uy’s heart was to completely paint on a face that wasn’t real

Jade picked out a pair of dark blue skinny jeans, a fitted teal camisole, and my black healed ankle boots before she left for her own date I expected a tight little black dress, but this was a welcome surprise The boots were questionable since we had to walk but I should be able to handle two blocks without ht at 9pm, there was a soft knock at the door I took one rabbedto the door If there was one thing I wanted to avoid, it was Dane Wright stepping foot into ot an eye full of his gorgeous dimpled smile "You look beautiful," he said as his eyes traveled the length of my body I feltto me?

He didn’t look bad himself He wore faded blue jeans, which were a little worn in the knees, a white button up and the infa to grow on me I wondered if it would smell like him if I buried my nose in the jacket "You don’t look half bad yourself," I said, as I tried to shake o?" I didn’t offerthe door behind me

"Ready," I replied He walked with his hands in his pockets while I fidgeted with the buttons on the front of my coat We enjoyed some small talk about our latest art project on the way to the club which relaxed me a bit Before I knew it, ere there I handed the bouncer lad you decided to coet out too often because I work every Friday and Saturday night at the bar and soht when they need me" If I didn’t know better, I would say that Dane was a little nervous as he rolled the corners of a napkin between his fingers