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Once Jake had driven them a safe distance down Sunset Boulevard, they both dissolved into laughter. “Damn, I thought you were going a whole different direction with that kiss,” Jake told her.
“I was, at first. Then I thought this would be more effective. The look on your face…” She clapped a hand to her chest, laughing so hard she seemed to be having trouble catching her breath. Peals of laughter rang through the car. She was so lost in her hilarity that he wondered how long it had been since she’d laughed like this.
“That look was a little something known as ‘what the f**k?’” he explained. “You could have warned me.”
“Yes, but then it wouldn’t have come off so perfectly. You caught on quickly, I’ll give you that. Nice job.”
“Thanks. I aim to please.”
She must have caught on to hi
