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After all of the tiether, and the way she’d lost control at each and every turn, getting way too emotionally involved, Mercedes should’ve wanted to stay as far away from him as she possibly could

But that wasn’t the case

Surprisingly, at so the day, she had started toher best not to think about hi her head to clear her brain of the randoone and lost her mind, that’s all there was too it

She raised her hand to knock, but was stopped by the sound of Xander’s voice before she had the chance

“Coreeted when shethat she sounded normal, she hoped like hell she didn’t look like a wo herself into a frenzy all day

Or, otten all about what happened just thatin this very office when she’d panicked like a scared child, running away as fast as her legs would carry her

“You look exhausted”

Ok that was a good sign Maybe

“I a to the leather sofa across fro Charles Markom two condos that, of course, he thinks are beneath hiers together over his flat belly as he studied her She could see the amusement in his eyes, but she didn’t rise to the bait

“He’s still giving you the run around?” Xander asked

“I think that’s all he wants fro the phone next time he calls”

The aone and done it now, putting her foot right in herthat?” he asked, his tone lacking any jest He was serious

Knowing that anything she said at that point would be used against her, she kept talking, pretending not to realize he was upset with her “I don’t want to even think about hiht here The only thing that could hed, just as she hoped he would

“Pizza and beer?”