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His expression was stern and protective.
    I nodded innocently. “Chill, bud, she ’ s not interested anyway. She already told me
she has a man, so I ’ ve got no chance. ”
    He frowned and cocked his head to the side.
“She told you that?”
    “Yeah, some dude called DJ.” I shrugged,
not really wanting to talk about the lucky bastard that got to go to bed with
her every night. Ashton must know him because he was the one who asked about
him the previous night at the bar.
    A wicked grin spread across his face as he nodded. “Yeah, she has a man
called DJ, he ’ s-” he looked like
he was about to say more, but Anna turned around and looped her arms around his
waist which, of course, caught his interest immediately.
    “Let ’ s eat then, I ’ m
starving,” she suggested. “You pour the wine and I ’ ll get the food. Oh, and before you ask me, Nate, yes, I did make
the lasagne myself.” She stuck her tongue out at me and I grinned happily. Anna
was a really good cook. Hopefully it wouldn ’ t all get eaten tonight, and then I could take the rest home with me
to save me from toasted sandwiches and microwaved dinners like usual.
    “ Sweet. ” I slipped my arm around Rosie ’ s waist and guided her to the table. “Muffin, you can sit near me
and we can save each other from all the flirting those two will do over
dinner,” I suggested, pulling her chair out for her, remembering this time how
to behave like a gentleman.
    She chuckled and sat down. “And who ’ s going to save me from all the flirting you ’ re going to do over dinner?”
    “Hmm, you ’ re right, there ’ s no
hope for you, you ’ re screwed.” I
shrugged and slipped into the chair next to hers.
     
    The rest of the night went like that.
It was fun, as it usually was hanging out with Ashton and Anna, but Rosie just
seemed to add something extra. We were laughing all night, and she was
definitely warming to me. I kept the flirting to a minimum and tried to keep my
conversation intelligent and interesting. Surprisingly, we actually had a lot
in common. The more we talked, the more I noticed it – movies, music, hell,
even her favourite book was the same as mine. Rosie was getting scarier and
scarier by the second.
    As the night wound down and it got later, I
decided it was time to leave the new parents in peace. I smiled hopefully over
at Rosie. We ’ d had a really great
night and we got on really well. I silently wondered what would happen if I
asked her out again. Would she still say no and go home to her man? One last
try, I decided, and then I was calling it quits.
    “Want a ride home?” I offered, standing up.
    She smiled gratefully. “Really? You don ’ t mind?”
    “Sure, it ’ s no problem. ”
    She grinned happily and pushed herself up,
saying goodbye to Anna and Ashton before following me to the door. I
purposefully stopped next to the mirror in the hallway and waited for her to
catch up to me. She slipped on her shoes and smiled.
    “Come here a second.” I gripped her hand,
pulling her closer to me, showing her where to stand. I stepped closer to her
side and pulled her arm around my waist while I draped my arm around her
shoulder and nodded towards the mirror. “You definitely look good on me,” I
teased. Actually, it wasn ’ t really
a joke, we certainly made a hot couple, even if I did say so myself.
    She gasped and pushed me away. “Your
flirting is going to give me a nose bleed if you don ’ t stop soon, ” she joked, putting her hands on
my back and pushing me out of the apartment. 
    Anna shouted me quickly just as we were
about to walk away, and held out a dish filled with half a leftover lasagne.
    “I want my dish back, and please wash it
this time,” she begged, grimacing slightly.
    I hugged her, kissing her cheek and as
thanks. “You ’ re the best.”
    “Thanks for dinner, guys, it was great.”
Rosie smiled.
    “Good luck at work tomorrow. Call me and
let me know how it went,” Anna instructed,