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Again.

That last part he had added very slowly.

Blood rushed to my cheeks. “Oh, thank you,” I gritted through my teeth. I

tried to push down how embarrassed I was and plastered a fake smile on my

face. “But there’s no need.” I stood in front of the open door, my wet hair

sticking to my face again. I finally dropped the stupid cardigan and started

squeezing water off it. “I can manage myself. This is just rain. If I’ve

survived this long without breaking my neck, I think I can get home on my

own today too. Plus, I’m not in a rush.”

Also, I have been avoiding you since you walked out of my office earlier

today.

As I uselessly twisted some more water off my cardigan, I watched his

eyebrows knit, regaining his earlier expression as he processed my words.

“What about the cat?”

“What cat?”

His head tilted. “Mr. Cat.”

The water must have been seeping through my skull because it took me

an extra second to pin down what he was talking about.

“Your neighbor’s furless cat that you are not allergic to,” he said slowly

as my eyes widened. “Ryan’s.”

I averted my eyes. “Bryan. My neighbor’s name is Bryan.”

“Not important.”

Ignoring that last remark, I couldn’t help but notice a line of cars forming

behind Aaron’s.

“Get in the car. Come on.”

“No need, really.” One more car piled up. “Mr. Cat will survive a little

longer without me.”

Aaron’s mouth opened, but before he could say anything, the blaring

sound of a horn startled me, making me give a little jump and almost collide

against the car’s open door.

“Por el amor de Dios!” I squealed.

Turning my head with my heart in my throat, I discovered it was one of

New York City’s infamous yellow taxis. After a few years of living and

working in the city, I had learned my lesson when it came to angry drivers.

Or pissed New Yorkers in general. They’d let you know how they felt exactly

when they felt it.

Proving my point, a trail of ugly-sounding words was thrown in our

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