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truck you won’t be able to keep me on track and it could turn into one of those times that I just wander aimlessly from aisle to aisle for hours and hours,” she goaded.
“That was the most passive aggressive threat I’ve faced in a while.”
“You mean other than the look that your mother gave you to make you agree to drive me?” Noli said.
“You saw that.”
“I did.”
“I didn’t do it because of her look. I did it because of how you looked.” He glanced over at her.
Her smile dropped. “How did I look?”
“Scared to death of getting behind the wheel.”
She took a deep breath and nodded. “I was. Thank you.”
“I’m just being nice so I can get a glimpse of the sweet Magnolia.”
“Seriously, I appreciate you agreeing to do this. I stopped driving shortly after my parents’ death.” She didn’t know why she was opening up to him. For so long she had avoided talking about her parents’ passing. She needed to talk with someone and for some reason she wanted it to be him.
“Did they pass away in a car accident?”
“Yes,” her voice was quiet and free of the jovial tone of just moments ago.
“I actually volunteered because I wanted the opportunity to spend time with you so I could get another kiss.”
She laughed. “Never gonna happen.”
“I enjoy a good challenge.”
“A challenge means there’s a possibility. Us kissing again is an impossibility.”
“Wanna bet?”
She raised an eyebrow at him. “I don’t make bets with people who cheat.”
“You’re still angry about that?”
“You act like it was ten years ago and not ten hours ago. And I’m not angry.”
“I probably wouldn’t like you angry. You probably turn green and your skirt rips.”
“Are you seriously comparing me to the Incredible Hulk?”
“I’m not. I’m comparing you to mild mannered Bruce Banner.”
“You mean when he went from being super intelligent,” she said gesturing to herself, “and transformed into the muscular, dumb green beast?” She pointed at him.
“Hey, I’m not green.”
“You’re offended that I called you green, but not that I implied you are a dumb beast?”
“You say dumb beast but I hear incredibly desirable.”
“Shut up and drive,” she said lightly punching his arm.
Once in the home improvement store, Cooper quickly got bored with Noli trying to choose between what seemed like a thousand barely different shades of white so he went to get a few odds and ends he’d been needing but hadn’t gotten around to. When he returned a half hour later, she’d found the shade of white, but was now debating with herself about the million combinations the thousands of shades of brown and turquoise.
As she held up paint chips next to each other, her head bopped back and forth as her body swayed from side to side to the rhythm of the music. When he got closer he could hear that she was singing along, slightly off key. She was lost in her own little world of music and paint chips, and didn’t see him approaching. He came to stand right behind her, bent to ear level and said “May I have this dance?”
She let out a little startled yelp at the sound of his voice, and jumped, bumping into his hard chest. “It’s not polite to sneak up on people.”
“I didn’t sneak up on you. You were just too into the song to notice me.”
“I really like that song.”
“Why?”
“I like it because my dad loved Babyface, and would sing ‘Someone to Love’ to my mother. I thought it was so gross because I knew it would end with them kissing.”
“Since you were singing it, we should end up kissing.”
“Not going to happen.”
He leaned in toward her but she put her hand in front of his face to stop his lips from descending on hers. “Stop flirting with me and trying to get into my pants. It’s not going to happen. I’m not one of those girls that falls easily for manufactured charm from a handsome face on a hunk of muscle.”
“You’re obsessed with my
“That was the most passive aggressive threat I’ve faced in a while.”
“You mean other than the look that your mother gave you to make you agree to drive me?” Noli said.
“You saw that.”
“I did.”
“I didn’t do it because of her look. I did it because of how you looked.” He glanced over at her.
Her smile dropped. “How did I look?”
“Scared to death of getting behind the wheel.”
She took a deep breath and nodded. “I was. Thank you.”
“I’m just being nice so I can get a glimpse of the sweet Magnolia.”
“Seriously, I appreciate you agreeing to do this. I stopped driving shortly after my parents’ death.” She didn’t know why she was opening up to him. For so long she had avoided talking about her parents’ passing. She needed to talk with someone and for some reason she wanted it to be him.
“Did they pass away in a car accident?”
“Yes,” her voice was quiet and free of the jovial tone of just moments ago.
“I actually volunteered because I wanted the opportunity to spend time with you so I could get another kiss.”
She laughed. “Never gonna happen.”
“I enjoy a good challenge.”
“A challenge means there’s a possibility. Us kissing again is an impossibility.”
“Wanna bet?”
She raised an eyebrow at him. “I don’t make bets with people who cheat.”
“You’re still angry about that?”
“You act like it was ten years ago and not ten hours ago. And I’m not angry.”
“I probably wouldn’t like you angry. You probably turn green and your skirt rips.”
“Are you seriously comparing me to the Incredible Hulk?”
“I’m not. I’m comparing you to mild mannered Bruce Banner.”
“You mean when he went from being super intelligent,” she said gesturing to herself, “and transformed into the muscular, dumb green beast?” She pointed at him.
“Hey, I’m not green.”
“You’re offended that I called you green, but not that I implied you are a dumb beast?”
“You say dumb beast but I hear incredibly desirable.”
“Shut up and drive,” she said lightly punching his arm.
Once in the home improvement store, Cooper quickly got bored with Noli trying to choose between what seemed like a thousand barely different shades of white so he went to get a few odds and ends he’d been needing but hadn’t gotten around to. When he returned a half hour later, she’d found the shade of white, but was now debating with herself about the million combinations the thousands of shades of brown and turquoise.
As she held up paint chips next to each other, her head bopped back and forth as her body swayed from side to side to the rhythm of the music. When he got closer he could hear that she was singing along, slightly off key. She was lost in her own little world of music and paint chips, and didn’t see him approaching. He came to stand right behind her, bent to ear level and said “May I have this dance?”
She let out a little startled yelp at the sound of his voice, and jumped, bumping into his hard chest. “It’s not polite to sneak up on people.”
“I didn’t sneak up on you. You were just too into the song to notice me.”
“I really like that song.”
“Why?”
“I like it because my dad loved Babyface, and would sing ‘Someone to Love’ to my mother. I thought it was so gross because I knew it would end with them kissing.”
“Since you were singing it, we should end up kissing.”
“Not going to happen.”
He leaned in toward her but she put her hand in front of his face to stop his lips from descending on hers. “Stop flirting with me and trying to get into my pants. It’s not going to happen. I’m not one of those girls that falls easily for manufactured charm from a handsome face on a hunk of muscle.”
“You’re obsessed with my
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