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Ugh, I knew that tone. “Uh huh what?”

“You do realize you’ve been avoiding him, right?”

So? “I always avoid him.”

“No,” Memphis sat up and shook his head. “You don’t avoid anyone.”

That wasn’t totally true. For instance, I was trying really hard to avoid Memphis’s questions right now.

“That doesn’t prove anything. And I’m too busy for this conversation.”

Memphis looked at the only two customers in the place then cocked a brow at me.

“The morning rush will be in here at any minute.”

He looked down at the watch around his wrist. “It’s past noon.”

“So, there a little late.” Or chased away by a crazy guy.

He eyed me for a second before leaning back and saying, “Hey Gio, why is Nova avoiding you?”

Traitor!

“She’s scared I’ll lick her pussy again.” Gio’s green eyes tore off the computer screen and locked on me. “I will, by the way.”

Asshole!

I wasn’t sure if the heat flooding my cheeks was from anger or embarrassment. Whatever happened to modesty and privacy? Did he have to announce this shit to the entire world?

“Um, you can’t talk like that.” Defiance lifted my chin. “We have customers.”

And what did Gio do? He went right back to whatever he was doing on that stupid laptop and waved over his shoulder. “He doesn’t care.”

I crossed my arms. “You don’t know that.”

“I really don’t care.” Booth number two said.

“Well, no one asked you.”

What was this, gang up on Nova day? Was it too much to ask for someone to work with me here? Did they want me to spit in their food. Well, booth number two already had his food, Memphis knew better than to eat here, and Gio was on a coffee diet, but I could still spit in that.

My entire body froze as the bell above the door ding and a familiar face strutted in.

“Oh my God, Nova!”

The shrill sound of that voice graded on my nerves worse than the smug smirk curling Gio’s lip.

Cindy Fassbender.

This day kept getting better and better.

She rushed forward, leaned over the counter and threw her arms around me. “It’s been so long.”

If there’s a god up there, he’ll smite me right now.

Memphis coughed back a snicker while I tapped her back.

“Hey, Cindy.”

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