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Оглавление“I need to focus on my career goals, not falling in love.”
Made perfect sense, though for some reason Lily’s statement had disappointment poking at him. Blake shook the emotion off. “I hear you there,” he replied. “Who has time for romantic relationships?” Or the guts.
“Not me.”
“Not me, either. I have more than I can handle with the store and Peyton.”
“So you aren’t interested in dating either?” she asked in what seemed like a very well-modulated voice.
“No,” he said emphatically. “I don’t have time.” Which was part of his reasoning. The other part was too personal to share.
“Right? Me neither.” She hesitated, her brow creasing. “We’re actually a lot alike, you know.”
“Hmm. You know, you’re right.”
“Maybe that’s why we get along so well.”
“That has to be it,” he said. “We’re on the same page.”
“Right.” She nodded. “Same page is good. Really good.”
“Actually, it’s excellent. We get each other.”
“Yes, we do,” she said, her gaze meeting his. It held. Something passed between them; what, exactly, he couldn’t say, just something odd yet exciting.
