Page 89 of The Anniversary Party

“Careful near my carotid artery, okay?”

She giggled, twisted her hair into a knot, and then slipped the stick through it as an anchor. “How’s it look?”

“Gorgeous. And deadly. Just like the model.”

“It’s so funny that you got me this before I even lightly stabbed Bethany.”

“Lightly stabbed? Are you practicing for your deposition?”

She gave him a playful smack. “You know me too well.”

“And I plan to spend the next decade getting to know you even better.”

She pressed herself so close against him that there was no space between them. “There’s no time like the present.”

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