Page 31 of The Girl He Loves

He grins. “Did you know Heather can tie knots in the stems. She once won two hundred dollars at a party doing it.”

I laugh, having forgotten that night. “Maybe I could do that now to get some extra cash.”

“I’d pay,” Dax says as he loads his plate.

Is it just me, or can everyone feel the electricity arc between us? I hope not. But going by their goofy grins and winks, I’m guessing they do.

Instantly, my chest flares up with the heat of embarrassment.

Jayne to the rescue. “Okay, ladies. We can figure this out so our girl can make her new dream come true.”

Paisley says. “But first, wine.”

We all hold out our glasses for refills.

Then Dax kills the mood when he says, “I can just give you the money, Heather.”

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