Chapter 47

Winnie

I stare after Jake as he storms to the cash registers. My heart is telling me I’ve messed up badly, and I don’t know what to do.

Do you ever say stuff you wish you could take back? My biggest flaw is that I talk without a filter. I speak first, think later, and it’s a huge problem that I don’t know how to get rid of.

I sigh and hear a chuckle from behind one of the shelves. A dude is standing there with a stroller. He looks like a beefcake and smirks when he notices me looking at him.

“Are you laughing at me?” I ask in a suspicious tone.

“You bet I am,” there is no shyness in his voice, and I find it rather rude that he seems to find amusement in my defeat. “Mind if I

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give you a piece of advice, kid?”

“Kid?” I question. This guy can’t be much older than me. He is tall and sporting a scary beard, but he can’t be older than thirty.

“Yeah, it’s what I call youngsters in love,” he chuckles to himself and focuses his intense eyes on mine. “That guy you just fought with, if you want to remain his friend, I suggest you go and tell him that you’re an asshole. Better get it out there on the field quickly. If he knows you’re aware of your own shitty personality, chances are he might forgive you easier-take it from

someone whose wife is way too good for him.

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I stare blankly at him, and the guy winks at me before taking down cookies from the top shelf. He packs like twenty packages under his stroller but holds one package for me.

“These are my go-to when my wife is mad at me. I suggest you bring sugar to your man and maybe some chips and dip. The

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barbecue flavor is pretty damn good.”

Is this guy for real? I keep staring at him, gaping like a goldfish, while he continues. talking.

secretly wants this but feels too guilty to buy them. A gift, however, is different. If it’s given by someone, you have

not because the guy is funny but because of how freaking bizarre it is to get relationship advice from

to him that I’m an asshole-got it. Anything else the wise man would like

tanned skin, but his beard is a mix of sandy

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you guys becoming more than friends?”

how angry Jake was when he left me? “I sigh. “I’m lucky if I’m

Cupid, in bearded man’s clothing, bends down to pick up another cookie

cookie packages to my chest. “Thank you so

pleased to be needed. ” You’re welcome… also, you might need to play dirty to win over that guy,” those piercingly blue eyes meet mine. “You

if I do,” I answer him honestly and grimace. “Jake is pretty and all,

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most alive I’ve felt

we could

but if you want him,

him. He is way past playing nice, so getting naked it

“What?!”

trying to argue with

“Jake.”

but since he is pissed and might do something stupid, like sleeping with another, you must seduce him tonight. Strip

sockets. ” What? Are you sure that’s the right

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do?!”

guy-trust me

I turn toward the cash registers and notice that

for me, and now, he

so I should

what is

relationship advice, just look up my number. I’m down for helping

told me. The man feels legit. “Well,

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“Anytime!”

looks beyond pissed off this time, and even after stopping in front of me, he glares in the direction

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