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"She doesn’t like the way I look" Coen laughed softly and shifted in the seat "I noticed"

I grimaced and rubbed at my forehead "It doesn’t ot over it But that’s just ittoMy fa--­all about had heart attacks when they thought I was dating someone, and none of them were happy about it But a ­couple hours later, ht so I can spend ti to be online picking out roaned and slapped asped in horror "Not that we’re getting h filled ht red

"God, justact like I didn’t say that"

"No can do, Duchess It’s replaying in ain, and after a fewto be honest with you I knoe’re not really anything yet, but I’ at all if this is how it’s going to be You being afraid to tell your fa me to answer the questions about us when you look like you’re going to throw up because I’onna deal with that shit"

"Coen, I’ure out what to do Part of o into your aroing to react And I just froze"

He didn’t say anything for the next fewlot of his studio, and next to his car With a hard breath through his nose, he unclicked his seat belt and got out of the car

My stomach clenched and my head dropped as I realized I’d somehow made this worse I needed to learn how to shut up My head snapped to the left when my door opened and he stepped back

"Get out"

"What?" I looked around the otherwise eet out of the car, Duchess"

I stuainst the back door, pressing both his forear ruffly "Hudson told et scared if you can’t do so by yourself You didn’t have to tell ure that out, but you’re not just stopping ­people fro anyone except fro too close And that includes me"

"But--­"