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"I’ll have to thankyou pick out that dress"

"You like it?"

"Yes In fact, I’d love to see it off you," he whispered inmy skin "So you can examine the stitchery up close?" I teased

He bit et a good look at your shoes"

I laughed

As the evening progressed, I also danced with Valek, my father and Leif I traded insults witha break from the party behind the factory

"Daood!"

"Nice" I swatted him on the shoulder "How did you find me?"

"I tracked you Ari didn’t think I could," Janco said

"I didn’t doubt you," Ari replied

"But you gave me that look"

"Which one? The exasperated one? When I’ht your standard for tonight was surly You h to talk to us," Janco said

"It was the uniforenius At least I didn’t squirm like a little kid in his father’s dress clothes"

I interrupted their argument, otherould have been there until dawn "I think Janco looks--dare I say it?--dashing in his unifor Ari a superior smirk