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“You really want to make Mystery Man jealous?”
“That’s a wordy nickname.”
“How about Austin Powers?”
She laughs. “How about him?”
“He’s an international man of mystery.”
She looks at me funny. “You enjoy Austin Powers movies?”
“Who doesn’t?”
“They’re stupid.”
“So’s my younger brother.”
“Aww, I can see you and Dean watching movies together as kids. I bet you were cute.”
“Tell my mom that. She’ll love you forever.”
“She hates me.”
“She hates everybody at Inked Hearts.”
“Even Dean?”
“No. He’s got some youngest kid advantage.”
“She blames you for corrupting him.”
“Ridiculous?”
“Maybe. He’s more obvious about being a perv. But you… You’ve got that in you.”
She has no fucking idea.
She moves toward me. “I guess we can call him Mr. Powers.”
“Sure.” I already hate him.
“Yes, I want to make Mr. Powers realize I exist. But I mostly want to help you.” She offers her hand. “Let’s make this official. Celebrate with dinner.”
“I’ll cook.”
“I don’t have food. We’ll get street tacos. They’re amazing.”
“I grew up in SoCal—”
“In Beverly Hills.”
“I know street tacos.”
She wiggles her fingers. “Okay. You can pick the taco truck. Just agree. Officially. I’ll take care of the rest.”
“I get veto power on everything.”
“You pay all our expenses.”
