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Not that I ever have. Having sex and having your sexual desires and needs met are two different things.

“Rowan?” Miles’s deep voice snaps me out of the sexual rabbit hole I let my mind fall into.

“Sorry. Just making a mental list of what I need to get done this weekend.”

“Yeah? Anything I can help with?”

If you know how to read my mind and please me in ways no man has ever before, hell yeah.

“Only if you know how to do hair and makeup.” I push back from the table and stand. “I have a date tonight and haven’t figured out what I’m going to wear.”

“I’m better at taking a woman’s clothes off than putting them on.” He picks up our empty plates and brings them to the counter. “Heading out, Auntie.”

“Wait, honey.” Lynn wipes her hand on her apron and rounds the counter. “Be a good boy and come by more often. Preferably with Rowan.”

“Are you using me to get to Row now? I’m offended.”

“As you should be.” Lynn pats his cheeks then gives me a warm, motherly hug. “It was lovely to meet you. Next time, tell my nephew to call ahead so I can make sure I have time to visit with you. Or better yet, encourage him to invite me over for dinner one night. I’d love to get to know you.”

“Oh, that’s sweet.” I hug her back and pull away. “But it’s not like that with us. We’re just friends. I’ve never been to Miles’s place or had dinner with him before.”

“Don’t lie to my aunt, Row.” He drapes his heavy arm over my shoulder. “We go out after almost every home game.”

I roll my eyes. “Sure. You keep telling yourself that,” I tease.

Miles has never hinted he’s attracted to me, and I know today is him being his normal, friendly, and occasionally flirty self. Even if I was interested in him, he’s not relationship material, and I’m not into one-night stands.

It might have worked for Riley and Walker, and even Kendall and Nash’s friends-with-benefits relationship turned out permanent in the end, but that’s not how I roll. It is, however, how Miles rolls. It’s why I can’t let myself get suckered into his sweet gestures and casual flirtations.

“It was really nice meeting you, Lynn. I’ll be sure to mention Sandwiches for Miles to my colleagues.”

?“Thank you, sweetheart.” She pats his arm. “I like her,” she says loud enough for the entire deli to hear before heading back to the kitchen.

?CHAPTER THREE

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