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“I didn’t call him. Uncle Eddie did.”
“Wait… I thought you were the one who asked Weng to cover your shift.”
“That’s not exactly how it happened.”
Ashanti studied him intently. “What are you not telling me?”
“It’s not important. What matters is the fact that you almost got killed today and you didn’t call me to help.”
“Uh uh.” She wiggled a finger in his face. “Don’t try to redirect the conversation by blaming me.”
He frowned. “That’s not what I’m doing.”
“That’s exactly what you’re doing. You think I don’t know you by now? You’re hiding something and the only thing that would make you so awkward is…” She paused and dropped her joking tone to say in a serious voice, “Michelle. You were with her, weren’t you?”
Luke didn’t confirm her guess.
He didn’t deny it either.
Ashanti’s heart sank. “You were with her for another date and I ruined it. Again.”
“That’s not what happened.” He reached out to her.
“Don’t.” She rolled away from his touch. Luke running straight to Michelle hurt her more than getting beat up today.
“Why are you upset?” Luke said to her tense shoulder. “Weren’t you the one who told me the kiss meant nothing and that I should go for it?”
“I’m not upset.”
He gently rolled her back around. The strands of his dark hair suspended over her as he bent over. “Liar. You forget. I know you too.”
She shrugged him off. “Leave me alone.”
“Not until you tell me.”
“Tell you what?”
“Why you’re angry that I was with Michelle.”
Ashanti’s nose flared. Was he trying to get her to admit that she had feelings for him? No way.
She raised her chin. “I bet you didn’t go with my coffee idea. You chickened out and just drove to see her, didn’t you?”
Luke was unmoved by her deflection. “Admit it. You don’t think that kiss was a mistake.”
“It doesn’t matter what I think. You like Michelle, remember?”
He went very still. “What if I didn’t?”
“What?”
“I mean I like Michelle. She’s a great girl. She’s pretty, smart, funny, accomplished and she laughs like an angel—”
Ashanti bristled. She could do without the Michelle-praising, thank you very much. “Do you have a point?”
“Ash, when I got the call that you were hurt it felt like my world was crumbling. Like I couldn’t breathe. Yeah, I like Michelle. But I… think I like you more.”
Ashanti’s eyes widened. “You think you like me?”
