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“You hospitalized one of your teahtened Who did this woood thing”
“That’s rugby”
“Usually it’s supposed to be an opponent, isn’t it? Not one of your own”
I shrugged “Usually But this time I made an exception because he slept with my fiancée”
She waved me away “There’s no need to be defensive I’m here to remedy you, not incite you”
I blinked at her She was here to remedy me?
Joan smiled “Look, what you did was bad, but it’s not the worst thing you could’ve done The et And you’d be surprised how easily that can be done We get you seen going on a date with aa donation to a charity or two, and the tarnish on your reputation will begin to disappear What do you say?”
I frowned at her and worked et out of there “I say I need to take a piss”
Joan didn’t bat an eyelid at my harsh response “Very well The bathrooms are located at the end of the hall, the blue door on the right”
The one na to escort lared at Joan, who apparently understood my irritation because she waved at Rachel to sit and shook her head
I swiftly rose fro down the hallway, I stopped midway to the end and ran a hand overlike I used to I thought that spending a couple of months in a place far from where I ca that had happened Too badthe bathrooan toby what looked to be the staff break roo and heading out to Toh the door, I saw a dark-haired wo at a table I noticed she had a cup of tea in front of her as she brought a cream cake to her mouth for a bite
Her full lips curved to one side in a pleased smile laced with blatant anticipation I’d never seen someone look so hot for a confectionary before It was kind of sexy; and I’m not sure why, but it made me smile the first full-on s the soft, sweet cake on her pink tongue, and I nearly groaned Kind of sexy transfor hot I didn’t know this woman at all, but I briefly wondered if she was up for a bit of no-strings fun
I must have made some movement to alert her tobrown eyes widening when she saw lob of creaht onto her top
I chuckled, mostly to mask my voyeurism, and took a step into the roo at er by the second I waited a few beats for her to say so, but she seenized aze wandered over her forured but not fat She wore a brown skirt, black tights, and a big gray top, her dark brown hair in a neat bun Her clothes were plain As I took in her face properly, though, I realized that she didn’t need any glitz She was incredibly striking in a very natural way Especially since her cheeks and the ridge of her pretty nose were turning bright pink
Lowering her eyes, her black lashes a stark contrast to her peachy skin, she picked up a napkin and began furiously rubbing the crea matters worse I walked over to her, knelt down, and took the napkin from her hand She actually flinched when I touched her Jesus
“Letall up in her space I sneaked my hand under her top to pull out the ainst her stomach, and I heard her suck in a harsh breath Her skin was beautifully soft I dabbed at the fabric, and the air in the room seemed to thicken It lasted only a rabbed the napkin, and pulled back
“I can e on my own, thank you” Her tone was impeccably polite, her cheeks now full-on red She was definitely eotten a little too close When I was drawn to soot about boundaries
“I’aze flickered to it for a brief athered a deep breath, alers inme a firm shake
Her hand was soft and warm It also shook as she withdrew it hastily