She looked back to see Sam standing there at the edge of the strip of sunlight inside Common Grounds, staring after her with an expression on his face like he'd lost his best- his only friend.
Rachel CaineI love arguing with you, Claire. You always surprise me. And occasionally, you even make sense.
Rachel CaineShe keeps asking me where we're going." "Yeah," another voice said. It was Shane, pulling up a chair beside Claire. "Girls do that. They've always got to be taking the relationship somewhere." "That's not true!" "It is," he said. "I get it; somebody's got to be looking ahead. But it makes guys think they're-" "Closed in," Michael said. "Trapped," Shane added. "Idiots," Claire finished.
Rachel CaineShane, in case we donโt โฆ donโt come out of this, I wanted to sayโฆโ He glanced over at her, and she felt her whole body warm from it. She remembered that look. It made her feel naked inside and out, but not in a creepy kind of way. In a way that feltโฆ. Free. โIf what you say is true, and I guess it has to be, I think I know why weโre โฆ together,โ he said. โI think Iโd fall for you no matter what, Claire. Youโre kind of awesome.
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