Page 117 of Here's to Tomorrow

She giggles and pulls away. “I should head back home, and you should get home to tuck Joey in.”

“Mood Killer strikes again,” I deadpan.

We stand and I help her fold the blanket.

“Shit! Maura and Perry never came back! I need to call them.” She pulls her phone out in a panic.

I reach over and put hand on hers. “It was a setup, Rae.”

She rolls her eyes. “Of course it was. Fuckin’ Perry.”

“Actually…” I start. “It was Maura.”

“That meddling little wench!”

I laugh. “She said it would be a cute throwback to our first date. Her exact words were ‘blind reunion’. She was really proud of that one.”

“You know…that wouldn’t be a bad idea…” Rae taps her fingers against her chin.

“What’s that?”

“Starting over.” She shrugs. “Because that’s basically what I’ve done.Wecan do it too.”

“Hmm. Okay, deal. We’ll start over then.” I step into her and stick my hand out. “Hi, I’m Hudson.”

She smirks, and it’s wicked, nothing like I’ve ever seen. She steps forward, ignoring my outstretched hand, and looks me dead in the eyes.

“Shouldn’t you at least buy me dinner before you screw me?”

I fall in love all over again.

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