I narrowed my gaze at him. “You were not just introducing yourself, liar—”
Claire grinned. “I think I’m going to have fun watching the three of you interact,” she said, then glanced over at me. “It’s great to see you get taken down a peg.”
I pointed a finger her way. “Don’t you start,” I warned her in that tone she liked so well, the one that told her she was quickly heading toward a punishment, like a spanking for her sassy behavior.
“Our antisocial grump finally met a girl who can put up with him and his surly attitude?” Seth clucked his tongue. “I have to admit, that’s impressive.”
“There’s no putting up here,” I said, sounding offended.
“Sure there isn’t,” Bryce said in a tone of false placation.
Claire just kept smiling at me. And damn it, I’d put up with whatever teasing I was going to get—probably for the rest of my life—if it kept her smiling just like that. No more weight on her shoulders. No more fear. Just my stubborn, free girl, finally able to relax and live whatever life she wanted . . .
As long as it was with me.
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