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Nope, that wasn’t ever going to be her again. She’d learned her lesson about ignoring her visions.
She hastily withdrew her hand again and opened her menu, murmuring, “I think we both know the answer to that,” as she looked at the selections.
He folded his arms across his chest. “Enlighten me.”
“I have no desire to be left heartbroken like that poor girl.”
He glanced in the other woman’s direction, who was still wiping her eyes. He turned back to Dakota with an incredulous look.
“You can’t be serious. We went outonce, like six months ago. I have no idea why she’s acting like that.”
“Well, you obviously left an impression.”
“I never let her think I was anything but a good time—one time.”
“Like when we met.”
“Yes and no.”
“Yes and no?”
“Yes, I said that, but after spending the weekend with you at the Cape, I changed my mind.”
“You changed your mind about casual?”
He opened his mouth to reply, but no words came out, as though he didn’t know how to respond.
She flipped her menu to survey the back and decided to let him off the hook.
“For the record, we’re on the same page. I don’t want anything more than casual, either.”
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Aiden
He didn’t know what the fuck he wanted when it came to his hippy chick. He knew what heshouldwant—casual, no strings attached—exactly what she was offering. But whenever he was in her presence, he found himself wanting more.
Imagining more.
It didn’t matter though. She didn’t want anything other than temporary, so he gave her his most-charming smile and replied, “Casual starts Monday, remember?”
The server arrived before she had a chance to respond.
“Do you know what you’d like?”
He lifted his brows to indicate she should go first.
“I’ll have the farmer’s omelet and whole wheat toast,” she said sweetly as she handed the woman her menu.
“No pancakes?”
“No. I decided to try something new.”
He didn’t know if that was a warning or an invitation. Or if she just didn’t feel like pancakes that morning.
But, in case it was an invitation, he said, “I’ll have the same.”
Chapter Thirty-Two
