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He smiled and leaned toward her.

“But I think you really, really want to know what I have to say.”

She hated that her breath got heavier, that he could probably tell, that he was close enough that she could smell him, that he smelled really good.

“I don’t,” she said softly.

“It’s okay, Anya,” he said, his voice low. “I was just going to tell you that your shirt is unbuttoned.”

He glanced down at Anya’s green silk shirt and smiled. Fuck, he was right. She’d been in such a rush to get to the office after she had sex with Zeke that she hadn’t bothered to check a mirror, and she’d missed a button right over her bra. She folded her arms across the offending gap, her face flushed with humiliation.

“Guess you really did sleep late.” He smirked, then got up and walked out of the room.

Chapter 8

Text message transcript: Walt, Judy, and Anya Katz

Judy [1:21pm]: Anya, what time are we supposed to be at the Stratosphere?

Judy [1:21pm]: Walt’s rally was done an hour ago but he still hasn’t left

Anya [1:23pm]: We’re not meeting until 3!

Anya [1:23pm]: And Dad it’s like a hundred and twelve degrees. Please get inside

Walt [1:23pm]: im fimr stock tenting

Anya [1:23pm]: ???

Judy [1:24pm]: He says he’s fine, stop texting

Judy [1:24pm]: He’s afraid you’ll blow his alias

Judy [1:25pm]: I’ve told him it’d be a far bigger giveaway if he faints from heatstroke and has to spend his entire afternoon undercover at some emergency room, but does he listen?

Anya [1:25pm]: Dad, you’re not a spy!

Walt [1:26pm]: thats rigbt im an observer

Judy [1:27pm]: He can’t use an apostrophe but the sunglasses emoji he can find

Judy [1:27pm]: Anya, have you eaten yet? Do you want to come over for lunch?

Anya [1:28pm]: I’m at the office

Judy [1:28pm]: Perfect, I’ll bring by some coffee cake

Judy [1:28pm]: Or do you guys need some pizza?

Judy [1:29pm]: Kira’s the birthday person, what do they want for lunch? I’ll pick it up

Anya [1:30pm]: Simone convinced Kira to take off the entire day, I think they’re at a spa or something

Judy [1:30pm]: The ENTIRE DAY? Kira? No way

Anya [1:31pm]: I know

Judy [1:31pm]: Simone’s some kind of mind-control practitioner, like a witch or a Jedi