“Leave my guy alone. He’s got a crush, that’s all.” A crush? My throat squeezes. “Psssh. No I don’t.” Do I? “You do, Carter. That’s why you haven’t left the bar with a single woman lately.” “Maybe I needed a break. I’ve been tired.” “That’s why you bought Olivia cinnamon buns and cheesecake and talked her into getting her face painted with you last week. That’s why you stood there with your arms around her during the tree lighting, just because she shivered, and that’s why you invited her to a party at your house, even though you never have meaningless hookups here. Because Olivia means
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