We need a ride. We're stranded." "We still have two legs, leftie and rightie. Mine are in the mood for exercise. They feel like a nice long walk--ARE YOU CRAZY?" she shrieked. I was standing with the tip of the beach umbrella aimed at the driver's-side window. "What?" I said. "We have to get in.
Becca FitzpatrickYouโre crowding me. I needโ room.โ... What I needed were boundaries. I needed willpower. I needed to be caged up, since yet again I was proving I couldnโt be trusted in Patchโs presence. I should have been bolting for the door, and yet โฆ I wasnโt.
Becca FitzpatrickDon't blame me. Tell your mom to move closer. Tell her there's this new club called civilization and you guys should join.
Becca FitzpatrickI could get you to smile like that, and without sales tax." I whirled around to find the real Patch standing in the fitting room behind me. He was wearing jeans and a snug white tee. His arms were folded loosely over his chest, and his black eyes smiled down at me. Heat that wasn't entirely uncomfortable flushed through my body. "I could make all kinds of pervert jokes right now," I quipped.
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