“I’m a reasonable man. I’m sure we can work something out that would be mutually beneficial.” He stroked the stubble on his chin a few seconds longer than he had to, just to make her sweat. “I know.” She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him, but she didn’t say a word. “I’ll perform at the dance if you continue to be my backup singer until I leave to go on tour. That’ll give me plenty of time to find a replacement.” She jumped to her feet. “That’s extortion.” “You should know.” The shit-eating grin might’ve been a mistake. It seemed to piss her off. Her arms went across her chest
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That grin charms her yet again
