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I quirked an eyebrow and twisted my lips into a smile.

He didn’t know I was a model or an influencer. He definitely didn’t know about my new contract with RL Fashions. He only knew about my work with Charlotte, and I left it at that.

“Mixing and mingling,” I answered in a noncommittal way. “I’m a fashion girly. You know I like to be on the scene.”

He laughed. “This is true. You said you had to link with some people. Were you late?”

I shook my head. “Nope. Right on time, and then we spent two hours coming up with a really cool idea.”

“What kind of idea?”

I bit down on my bottom lip and considered the question for a second. “It’s for a work project. I’ll tell you if it works out,” I told him.

“What—oh!”

“Okay!”

We reacted at the same time as a song we hadn’t heard in a long time blasted through the speakers.

“I forgot all about this song,” I cried before I started rapping along with it.

Russ also knew all of the lyrics and joined me.

By the time the song ended, we were both out of breath.

“I did not think you were going to know all the lyrics,” he said with a laugh. “What do you even know about them?”

“I know every song on that album,” I retorted. “Before streaming, I got the CD when it first came out and played that thing on repeat. I might’ve been a little young to know the lyrics, but they were rapping so fast, my parents didn’t know what they were saying anyway.”

“My older brother had the CD. He’s eight years older so I heard and saw a lot of shit I was too young for.”

“You have three siblings, right?”

“Yeah. I’m the second of four.”

“Ah.” I nodded knowingly. “So, you’re the middle child.”

“I mean… I’m in the middle.”

Pulling out my phone, I typed something in the search engine. “As the second born, it says that you demand respect.”

“Yeah.” He chuckled under his breath. “That’s true.”

Nodding, a memory hit me. “I remember you saying that disrespect makes you mad.”

“Disrespect me or anyone I love, and I have to shut that shit down.”

“Noted.” I looked down at the list. “And that kind of ties in with the next one because it says that you’re the peacemaker. Is that true?”

“My family has big personalities, so I was always keeping the peace.”

“It says you have a large social circle, and you thrive on friendships.”

“Yes and no. I know a lot of people. I am in a lot of social situations. But my circle is small.”

“So, you’re around a lot of people socially, but you don’t spend a lot of time with a lot of people personally.”

He nodded. “Exactly. I value my time, so when I get some free time, I only want to be around a select few people. That’s always been the case. Everyone I spend time with is someone who adds value to my life in some way, shape, or form.”

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