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forgive you yet. You really hurt my feelings.”
“You don’t want to take any responsibility for this?”
“It wasn’t my place to call you,” Harper replied. “Your mother was injured and sick. I would never call in case you were in the hospital and I accidentally woke her … or if you were talking to a doctor and I interrupted. It was your place to call.”
“And this is simply because my mother was sick and not some twisted gender roles thing, right?”
Harper narrowed her eyes into dangerous blue slits. “What are you saying? Are you saying I’m a needy chick who expects you to do all the work in this relationship?”
“Hah!” Jared hopped up and down, pointing. “You just called it a relationship. From now on, when someone calls me your boyfriend, that means you have to admit I’m your boyfriend.”
“No way,” Harper protested. “A boyfriend calls.”
“I’ve apologized for not calling,” Jared growled. “I regret it. If I could go back in time … you know what? If I could go back in time I would get my mother a different rug so she wouldn’t slip and fall and hurt herself. That way we could’ve gone out on a real date and not been separated for ten days. That’s what I would’ve done.”
“Oh, well … .” Harper flapped her hands. “It’s hard to stay angry with you when you’re so hot and sweet. Stop it!”
Jared chuckled. “Fine. If you want to stay angry, stay angry.” He reached out and grabbed Harper’s hand, linking their fingers. “I’m not going to stay angry, so good luck pretending you’re mad at me. I’m going to keep my mouth shut and watch you work. I’ll be right here … holding your hand.”
“That won’t make this difficult or anything,” Harper huffed.
Jared didn’t respond, instead focusing on the high ridges of her cheekbones as they searched the area. Her face was beautiful, her eyes bright and inquisitive. He liked watching her work, even if she was less than thrilled with the manner in which he watched her. He couldn’t help but be fascinated by every little thing she did. He realized Mel was right on several fronts. He was already a goner where she was concerned.
“Did you hear me?”
“Huh?” Jared shifted his attention to Harper. “What?”
“Why do you keep forgetting me?” Harper complained.
“I didn’t forget you. I was thinking.”
“About what?” Harper asked, rolling her neck until it cracked.
“I was thinking you’re probably the most beautiful woman I’ve seen in real life,” Jared responded, guileless.
“I … um … oh … well … .” Harper was at a loss for words. That just made her more adorable in Jared’s book.
“You two are just too cute for school.”
Harper jumped at the new voice, clutching Jared’s hand and causing him to crash back to reality. She swiveled, fixing Derek Thompson with a surprised look. “Derek.”
“He’s here?” Jared asked, moving closer to her.
Harper nodded. “Derek, do you know who I am?”
“You’re the dippy blond chick who thinks she talks to ghosts and hangs around with Mel’s gay nephew,” Derek replied, causing Harper to frown.
“You know you’re dead, right?” Harper asked. “If I’m so dippy, how come I’m talking to you?”
Jared fought the mad urge to laugh as he listened to her hold a conversation with thin air. In his head he knew she was talking to someone, but it bothered him that he couldn’t share the experience with her.
Derek shrugged. “I guess that’s a pretty good question,” he said, glancing around. “Where did everyone go?”
“Everyone who?” Harper asked. “Were you here with other people?”
“When?”
Harper bit her tongue to keep from lashing out. It wasn’t Derek’s fault that he was confused. “Let’s take it from the top,” she suggested. “What’s the last thing you remember?”
“You were about to start groping Mel’s new partner in the park when you were supposed to be finding me,” Derek
“You don’t want to take any responsibility for this?”
“It wasn’t my place to call you,” Harper replied. “Your mother was injured and sick. I would never call in case you were in the hospital and I accidentally woke her … or if you were talking to a doctor and I interrupted. It was your place to call.”
“And this is simply because my mother was sick and not some twisted gender roles thing, right?”
Harper narrowed her eyes into dangerous blue slits. “What are you saying? Are you saying I’m a needy chick who expects you to do all the work in this relationship?”
“Hah!” Jared hopped up and down, pointing. “You just called it a relationship. From now on, when someone calls me your boyfriend, that means you have to admit I’m your boyfriend.”
“No way,” Harper protested. “A boyfriend calls.”
“I’ve apologized for not calling,” Jared growled. “I regret it. If I could go back in time … you know what? If I could go back in time I would get my mother a different rug so she wouldn’t slip and fall and hurt herself. That way we could’ve gone out on a real date and not been separated for ten days. That’s what I would’ve done.”
“Oh, well … .” Harper flapped her hands. “It’s hard to stay angry with you when you’re so hot and sweet. Stop it!”
Jared chuckled. “Fine. If you want to stay angry, stay angry.” He reached out and grabbed Harper’s hand, linking their fingers. “I’m not going to stay angry, so good luck pretending you’re mad at me. I’m going to keep my mouth shut and watch you work. I’ll be right here … holding your hand.”
“That won’t make this difficult or anything,” Harper huffed.
Jared didn’t respond, instead focusing on the high ridges of her cheekbones as they searched the area. Her face was beautiful, her eyes bright and inquisitive. He liked watching her work, even if she was less than thrilled with the manner in which he watched her. He couldn’t help but be fascinated by every little thing she did. He realized Mel was right on several fronts. He was already a goner where she was concerned.
“Did you hear me?”
“Huh?” Jared shifted his attention to Harper. “What?”
“Why do you keep forgetting me?” Harper complained.
“I didn’t forget you. I was thinking.”
“About what?” Harper asked, rolling her neck until it cracked.
“I was thinking you’re probably the most beautiful woman I’ve seen in real life,” Jared responded, guileless.
“I … um … oh … well … .” Harper was at a loss for words. That just made her more adorable in Jared’s book.
“You two are just too cute for school.”
Harper jumped at the new voice, clutching Jared’s hand and causing him to crash back to reality. She swiveled, fixing Derek Thompson with a surprised look. “Derek.”
“He’s here?” Jared asked, moving closer to her.
Harper nodded. “Derek, do you know who I am?”
“You’re the dippy blond chick who thinks she talks to ghosts and hangs around with Mel’s gay nephew,” Derek replied, causing Harper to frown.
“You know you’re dead, right?” Harper asked. “If I’m so dippy, how come I’m talking to you?”
Jared fought the mad urge to laugh as he listened to her hold a conversation with thin air. In his head he knew she was talking to someone, but it bothered him that he couldn’t share the experience with her.
Derek shrugged. “I guess that’s a pretty good question,” he said, glancing around. “Where did everyone go?”
“Everyone who?” Harper asked. “Were you here with other people?”
“When?”
Harper bit her tongue to keep from lashing out. It wasn’t Derek’s fault that he was confused. “Let’s take it from the top,” she suggested. “What’s the last thing you remember?”
“You were about to start groping Mel’s new partner in the park when you were supposed to be finding me,” Derek
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