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" He's probably a security detail hired by Dr. Miller to ensure your safety." Everly eyes him from behind the bakery case.
I pause and look at her. "You just said so many ridiculous things I'm not sure where to begin responding."
"Oh, take your time." Everly hops onto the back counter.
I laugh. "Okay, one, that man out there is not anyone's security detail." Everly shrugs so I continue. "Two, I’m not in any danger. And three, Luke isn't doing anything for me. We didn't leave things like that."
Everly examines the French manicure left over from her brother's wedding last weekend as she responds. "One"—she eyes the kid sitting alone by the window—"truth. Two, in romance novels the heroine is always in danger. Three, there's no way Luke is done with you."
"You do realize we are not in a romance novel, right? Besides which, when did you become a romantic?" I raise a skeptical eyebrow at Everly. "Did you catch a bouquet of unicorns at the wedding? "
― Jana Aston , Wrong (Cafe, #1)