Page 46 of Breaking the Rules

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"Huh?"

"What? I can't read?"

"No. Just—"

"You really don't know me at all, Hunter. Don't tell me what I can do."

"Methinks the lady doth protest too much." He copies my Shakespearean insult.

I flip him off.

He laughs.

Again, my chest warms.

God, this feels good.

I need more of it.

I need to keep him up all night.

"My boutique is going to support local, indie designers. And maybe some of that cheap stuff that's made in China. Girl has to have margins."

He nods. "She does."

"I've learned some stuff working at Inked Hearts."

"Is that why you do it?"

"Yeah."

"You want to learn more?"

My heart thuds against my chest. Do I want to learn more about running the business? Why doesn't he ask if I'd like more coffee? Or chocolate? Or a Disney movie marathon?

I'm dying to learn.

But Brendon and Ryan are the only guys who actually focus on business.

Brendon tells me to focus on school.

Ryan…

He's not so prickly now that he's madly in love with Leighton, but he's still somewhat… unapproachable.

I swallow hard.

I need to under sell how much I want this. "That's what I'm studying. Business."

"So why Art History?"

"And Fashion Design."

"You thought it would be an easy A."

"Easier than some of my options. Nothing is an easy A for me."

He nods. "I get that."

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