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It's nice

Very nice

"Hungry?" he asks with a smile

"Starved"

"Good, let's go"

Beck takes ether

This is also very nice and I actually get a war within my chest as alk out of his office, and Linda's eyes iets almost misty-eyed as she smiles at us

"Get that look off your face, woreat deal of fondness

Linda puts her hand over hereyes, and shakes her head slightly at what she clearly thinks is aon in front of her "I can't help it You two are adorable"

"Christ," Beck mutters, and pulls me past her desk

I chuckle and give a tiny wave to Linda over my shoulder

When we hit the lobby, Beck drops my hand but i , "You're going to be setting all the gossips' tongues wagging with your visit here today"

My eyes cut over to the coldly beautiful Clarista, atches Beck andopen I can't help it: I put my arm around his waist and step in closer to him as alk by her desk, and shoot her a sweet smile "Goodbye, Clarista It was lovely to meet you"

Beck looks over to Clarista, squeezeswith hiible bachelor in this building, is cavorting with a girl in a T-shirt and Converse shoes

"I was just going to step out for a bite of lunch, but now that I think about it, I' to take the rest of the day off," Beck says impetuously to Clarista "Will you let Linda know?"

"Yes, Mr North," she says, her voice completely dumbfounded

"Excellent," Beck says with a grin, and then he pulls me closer as alk out of the lobby

Chapter 14

Beck

"Is this weird?" Sela asks as she smooths down the dress at her hips with nervous hands

"No, and quit fidgeting," I tell her as I guide her into the ballroom by the elbow

"It seems weird," she maintains

"It's not weird," I tell her for about the hundredth tih to o"

"See, I told you it was a waste of money to buy this dress," she complains as alk toward the bar "Silly, since you only have to stay for a little while I should have just stayed at the condo and waited for you, and you could have saved yourself a pretty penny"

I laugh and squeeze her elbow "Ever-practical Sela"

God, her practicality is fucking adorable When I told Sela at lunch a few days ago that The Sugar Bowl had another ot jealous onof her jaw, a spark in her eye I wanted to call her out on it but kneould eo with me as my date I assured her that I just had to