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"Should we shake on it?"

She shifted the pool cue to her left hand and then offeredat the soft feel of her skin against ain?"

"This game is bullshit"

Samantha snorted "Yeah, well, it’s your bullshit, since you came up with it"

I tossed my cue onto the table and crossed ame, I say it’s all bullshit, and we should answer each other’s questions without earning theed you for a quitter"

"I’ her head at me, Sa"

"You find ?"

My jaw dropped at her audacity Not wanting to let her get the upper hand, I replied, "If I had to answer truthfully, I would have to say it’s a toss-up between you and your assets"

"An honest etting to know rinned "Yes, I have But there could be even more under the surface Like how you’re so in touch with your feelings that you cry at sad er at her "Actually, it’s that sad-as-hell ASPCA coets " Jesus, did I actually just ad like a canary if she wanted to

Samantha’s dark eyes widened "Really? I cry at that, too I have to change the channel the uess it’s safe to say that one thing we have in coht"

"Next time you come here, I’ll have to take you to see Poe"

"Who is Poe?" Samantha asked curiously

"He’s a deer that Rev and his wife, Annabel, raised after his mother was killed"

"That is too crazy"

"Yep He’s an adult now, but he’s so spoiled he still coround corn"

Sahed "I would love to see him"

"Then it’s a date"

Just as Samantha stared at me in surprise, Marley asked, "What’s a date?"