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She blinked. “What?”
He bent so their faces were close together. “I can’t kiss you in the middle of the department, baby.”
Wide eyes. Then an innocent look. “How about a supply closet?”
Laughter and the need to take her up on that not-so-innocent question warred in his belly. He straightening so he didn’t do just that. “You’re trouble,” he grumbled.
Her smile filled a hole in his soul, one he hadn’t even known existed. “Yup.” Her lips popped. “I know.”
Proud of all that trouble.
Instead of worrying, she was causing it.
Yeah.
They were making progress, were makingbigprogress.
“How about I buy you lunch in the cafeteria?”
He grinned. “I’m not a cheap date.”
“Lucky for me”—she waggled her brows again, goofy grin on her face as she extracted her cell from her pocket—“Mama’s got Apple Pay.”
He whistled.
“I know,” she joked. “So, you want grilled cheese or chicken salad?”
Fuck, she was funny.
“You know that the grilled cheese is the best item on the menu.”
“I know”—she leaned closer like she was imparting state secrets—“and tell you what, I’ll even let you get a side.”
“Sweet potato fries?”
She winced. “Damn. Big spender.”
“Okay, no fries,” he murmured, tapping his finger to his bottom lip. “Chips?”
A nod.
“Andsoup of the day?”
She clicked her tongue, sighed. “I suppose if I nix the sweet potato fries, you have to have the soup.” A glare up at him. “But absolutely not any crackers.”
His lips twitched. “That’sa step too far?”
“Definitely.”
They started walking, still bantering as they pushed through the double doors, as they walked down the hall to the cafeteria.
But before they made it up to the counter to place their orders, he snagged her hand, drew her back against him. “You know that there is absolutely no way that I’m letting you pay for my lunch, right sweetheart?”
Her eyes on his, studying him closely.
He expected a battle. Some snark.
Instead, she shrugged.
