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"See so you like?" She arches an eyebrow

"You have no idea," I reply with a wry grin "Is it wrong to say that you have an a, she cocks her head to the side "I’ those leather pants I just bought and I asked Avery how I looked She reat So I suppose it’s acceptable to give your honest opinion on body parts to friends"

"Good to know" Then Iat the bottoer at the sliver of skin showing between her yoga pants and the tank top she’s wearing Traveling further, I openly steal what can only be considered a leering look at her full breasts and then, eventually, my eyes lock with hers

She raises her eyebrows in question, but says nothing

"I’ive you more honest opinions on your body parts"

She shakes her head "Coh FAO Schwarz, yet I haven’t even picked out a gift for Laney’s birthday party toiant piano floorkept us occupied forreal songs with our feet eventually attracted a crowd Lucky grabbed my hand and whiskedand taking out their cellphones

We’re alh the entire store e stop in front of a display There’s no deliberation or discussion, we both just smile at each other and I pick the box up and head to the cash register--even though I knowto kill me

I walk Lucky back to her apart the entire tiets for aup at me

"Do you want to co paper and I’ you don’t"

I know I shouldn’t Because, let’s face it, I really want to I’oes off The ring tone leaves no doubt who is calling "Betrayed" Easy Ryder’sblares fro on her phone

"Sorry I can call hi anyway"

Her face falls a little, but she recovers quickly with a conciliatory sh, er, but when I start to pull back, Lucky wraps her arht I’ve never been one to put e to kiss the hell out of her in public is alht, Flynn Itabruptly stops , but he’s standing right between us now And damn if I don’t want to push hiht about contacting Flynn all week, but in the end, I didn’t On Tuesday, I went as far as typing out a text, althoughover Send for a long tih Yet, the reality is, anything related to Flynn Beckha innocent about ten minutes after I met him

I dise me up at the airport We haven’t seen each other in teeks I’ forward to it But there’s so inside h I’age claim, I’m surprised when I see Dylan at the bottouys would be rey hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over the hat,some of his face Couple the look with a pair of faded jeans and sneakers and he actually blends into the crowd Easy Ryder has had seven platinum albums in ten years, five consecutive sold-out tours, and s on their iPod--eveninto the crowd is definitely not the nor with his phone but looks up just when I hit the botto shield his eyes, but I know fro at me He doesn’t step forward; instead he waits for me to come to him

Neither of us says a word, but when I reach where he’s standing, he wraps his hand aroundpossessively over mine It’sof anot to call attention to himself

"Well, this is a surprise," I breathe when he releaseshere or the kiss?"