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"Fine" She stood, resisting the urge to wipe da Sa little smirks Candace had one ht roll out of his head at the sight of her outfit It didn’t involve much more fabric than Starla’s Stupidly, she’d worn it to entice hiain Or his

"Have fun," Michael said The three of theed nice-to-have-met-yous as Candace roaet a grip She was shaking, and she had no idea hether it was froer or arousal or the ht The desire for it to happen again, knowing that it couldn’t

She did know it, didn’t she? Deep down, didn’t she realize that Macy was right? That her parents wouldhell from now till eternity if she ended up with someone like him? She didn’t want to end up disowned She didn’t want to end up used and discarded by him It seeh there was no future, or sleep with hily rese to run away fro she’d ever known to be with him? It scared the bejesus out of her to consider it

Of course, either option assuoodbyes to hio home, let the tears out and soothe herself with a tub of H&auering eed by comfort food and Desperate Housewives reruns with a shoe-and-handbag shopping spree tomorroith her best friends Retail therapy It had always helped

Brian caught up and pulled open the door for her, waving goodbye to his feotten all about her She supposed that ht ht, leaving the chaos of the sports bar behind Candace breathed deep as they walked, trying to clear the hts At least, that’s what she told herself She was really trying to cal with hi to eat her alive fro?" she asked softly

"I’m parked in the back"

She stopped walking "I’ with you"

"That’s fine I just want to talk" His gaze raked down the length of her body, taking in her short skirt and tight baby tee "Is this ht as well have touched her Her niles hardened and pushed against the silk of her bra She fidgeted and tugged the he he couldn’t see the peaks through her clothes, fighting the urge to cross her ar to reply, he reached for her hand and pulled her into oodbye" well rehearsed and ready to deliver, rendering all her agonized indecision moot

The inside of his truck still had that new-vehicle sht it after he and Michelle broke up, so she’d never been in it before It was nice and roomy, a quad-cab She er door as she could even when he raised the console and left the bench seat open

A snicker sounded in the darkness when she et closer to hi like that"

"You’re a riddle to me, sunshine"

"Why do you even call me that?" she blurted

His surprise was almost palpable in the air between them He cleared his throat "It’s stupid Don’t worry about it"

"Tell me Please?"