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What I couldn’t tell her was how that kiss had worked its way under my skin and embedded itself in my soul. Or how it had crushed me a little when he’d walked away without even looking back once. I wasn’t conceited enough to think I was some irresistible seductress, but deep down I’d hoped that I hadn’t been the only one who’d felt the earth move the moment our lips had touched.
“Sooo,” Kenzie’s voice broke through my thoughts. “You kissed. I still don’t understand why you can’t teach Molly.”
“Because since I arrived, he has been nothing but rude to me.” I shook my head. “His tone last night had me thinking he didn’t want me near his daughter.”
My friend’s shoulder lifted into a shrug. “He is very protective, but I can’t see why he wouldn’t want you near Molly. It was just a kiss…Unless—” Her blue eyes widened to their max. “Oh my goodness, what if?” Her gaze darted left then right, I could practically see the wheels in her head turn.
“What if what, Kenz?”
Before she could answer me, the bell above the door chimed. I had no idea who entered the diner as my back was turned to the door, whoever it was had Kenzie lighting up like a freaking Christmas tree. Her arm shot to the sky as she waved frantically. With her excitement bursting at the seams, I figured it was most likely Brett who’d come in.
A moment later, a shadow fell over the counter. I was about to turn and say hi to Brett when I heard, “Morning, ladies.”
I froze. There was only one man’s voice that had the ability to glide over my skin in the very same way a lover’s touch would.
And that man definitely was not Brett.
