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Rory nodded emphatically.
“Well, now she knows she’s got zero chance,” Jamie declared. “She’ll calm down.”
“Should I try and talk to her in a few days?” I asked the girls.
“No,” Max deadpanned. “No way.”
“It’s not a good idea,” Win said, backing up Max.
He grunted, satisfied.
“Yeah, she’ll find someone else to crush on.” Ryan turned to Kruger who stood quietly beside Prism. “Kruger, here’s your chance.”
Kruger made a face. “Hell no, man. I don’t date crazy.”
Ryan laughed. “Ah, you got standards now.”
“If Wes can find true love, then there’s hope for me,” Kruger declared.
I gave him the finger.
“I’m starving,” Jamie complained. “There’s a breakfast place over by where we gotta be later. Let’s go.”
“Where are we going again?” I asked.
“Nice try,” Ryan said. “You can find out after we eat.”
We moved off toward our cars, all agreeing to follow the Jeeps. When we got to the Range Rover, Max opened the passenger door to usher me inside.
“You’re letting me have shotgun?” I teased.
He made a rude noise, and I laughed.
On my way past him, he caught me, spinning us so my back was against the SUV and he was at my front. “You didn’t get cut, did you?” he asked, grabbing my hands to inspect them.
“I’m fine.”
His eyes held mine as he lifted my hand to his lips, pressing a kiss to my fingers. My stomach fluttered, the breath coming out of me in small gasps.
“You good?” he murmured, lips brushing my skin when he spoke.
I nodded. “She was pretty upset.”
“Not your fault, baby.”
“I know.”
He dropped my fingers to hook his in the belt loop of my jeans. “She’ll get over it.”
“You two can whisper sweet nothings later!” Win hollered out the open door. “I’m starving!”
Both of us climbed into the Rover. Before Win drove away, I glanced through the windshield at the diner.
Everyone seemed to think Veronica would get over her one-sided crush. But I knew firsthand just how tight the heart could hold on.
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