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“Liam?”
I blink and turn to her, forcing a smile. “Sorry, was thinking about something…”
Her eyebrow lifts. “What?”
I shake my head. “Nothing important. So yeah, we can sit.”
She settles down on the bed, dragging her computer on her lap. Swallowing another lump in my throat, I lower myself next to her, trying not to knock my leg into her. But it hits her anyway.
“Sorry.”
She places the laptop between us. “It’s okay. Sorry I don’t have a TV in my room and we’re cramped like this.”
Her face is so close to mine, brown eyes so beautiful. “No, it’s fine,” I say as I stare into them. I quickly blink. “I mean, it’s okay. Sorry in advance if I crash into you.”
Laughing, she rests her head on my shoulder. “You know I don’t mind.”
I try not to focus on the fact that her body is pressed to mine.
“Are you okay with starting from episode one?” she asks. “It sucks for you to watch from the beginning because of me.”
“Are you kidding? I’d watch this show a hundred times if I could.”
She lifts her head off my shoulder. “Dang, Liam. I’ve never seen you so obsessed with a TV show that’s not cooking. I remember when your favorite chef stopped her show and you nearly went insane.”
I frown. “I did not.”
“Did too.”
“Did not.”
“Did too!”
I chuckle. “It’s getting late and I want to start. So I win the argument and let’s move on.”
She scrunches up her nose in the most adorable way. “You didn’t win, but fine.” She scoots even closer to me. “Let’s start episode one.”
I don’t have anywhere to place my left hand, so I wrap it around her back. She smiles at me and snuggles closer.
As soon as the opening scene unfolds, Chloe is hooked. I smile as her eyes light up like fireworks.
I find myself watching her instead of the show.
Slowly, she turns her head. “What?”
“What?”
“Why aren’t you watching? Are you bored? Should I catch up on my own and—”
“Chloe.” I take her hand. “It’s cool. I’m not bored. Was just…thinking.”
Her eyebrows furrow. “About what?”
“Um, how much you’re into this. You’re a Swordie. Did Xavier tell you what that is?”
She nods. “I think I was a Swordie before I even watched the show.”
“Huh?”
