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"Thanks for dinner. No offence, but why do you want to spend your evening helping me unpack?" I ask after I swallowed and took a sip of soda. “I’m sure you’ve got better things to do.”
Everything about his behavior had my suspicious side on full alert, but his voice and body language put me at ease. He has the charisma of a southern gentleman, with eyes that practically danced with mischief.
He takes a breath, sticking his chopsticks in the box. “Honestly, I’m not sure. I’m trying to figure you out, I suppose.”
I feel myself make a face. “What do you mean?”
He shrugs. “I dunno. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone stand up for a stranger the way you did today. It’s odd…”
I raise one eyebrow, “You think I’m odd?”
He shifts, “No, not like that. But you just kind of, I dunno. I don’t know how to make it make sense. I just saw you and knew I wanted to know you better.”
I take another bite. “So this is a science experiment? Did you bring the chloroform? Because it’s not a party till someone brings the chloroform.”
"See, that’s why I wanted to get to know you better. You’re sharper than most girls I know. Quick and smart. And you clearly aren’t afraid of anything. So why haven’t you told me to get lost yet?" He asks with a smile.
"I don’t know. You kind of intrigue me too, I guess. You never do or say what I expect you to. It’s kind of annoying," I point out.
“Fair enough,” He chuckles, "But kind of charming, too, right?"
I raise my eyebrow again. "I’m gonna stick with annoying. But we’ll see how the night goes."
He clutches his hand to his heart, pretending to be wounded. I smile and nudged him with my elbow. I don’t even think about it, but the moment it happens, something curls into a ball in my stomach. It feels, easy. Warm.
"So, are you going to put me to work or what?" he asks as I scrape the bottom of my mostly-empty takeout box.
"I warn you, I am a bit of a slave driver," I joke, getting down from the counter and tossing my empty container back into the bag.
His eyes sparkle impishly. "I hoped as much."
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In Too Deep
One talented hacker.One dead body.One explosive secret.When one reckless night leads Farris Barnett to the dead body of a classmate, she's as willing as everyone else to write it off as a suicide. That is, until cryptic messages start coming in from someone who knows the truth, and they want Farris on the case. Putting her hacker skills to work, she begins to unravel the life of a victim who might just have been the guiltiest of them all.Her personal life in turmoil, Farris turns to the only person she can trust to help her get to the bottom of things—a friend on the verge of becoming much more. Together, they confront a killer with a secret not even she could have decoded.The biggest bombs, the ones that do the most damage, are the ones you never see coming.
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