Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 672

“I’ll help,” Alex offered when Ellie ignored him, quickly grabbing the bags.

“I’ve thought it over carefully. Alex, we’re not close enough for me to accept random gifts from you. Please take them back,” Ellie said, glancing away. Alex stood at her door in a white bathrobe and slippers, holding several shopping bags.

“Everything I said tonight, I didn’t mean it!”

When Ellie blocked the door, Alex began shoving the bags inside through the crack. She blocked the top, he shoved from below. She blocked the bottom, he went for the top again.

“Don’t be mad,” Alex cautiously moved closer, testing the waters by reaching for her hand.

Ellie let him hold her hand and asked, “You really didn’t mean it?”

Alex nodded fervently.

“Alright, let go first,” Ellie said. Alex obediently released her hand.

“Yeah, right!” Ellie muttered as she spun around and slammed the door in his face.

stood there for a moment, stunned.

Alex grew restless, unable to

mocking him about how it felt to “play his cards” with

quilt he’d swiped from Ellie’s car, Alex paced back and forth

place is soundproofed, a bit of noise may carry

on random objects in the living room–vases, trash cans,

confirmed it was coming

threatening to call

noise stopped. Relieved, she turned off the lights and got into

back, and rummaged through

she waited as he quickly came to

Ellie immediately spotted the chaotic mess beneath the TV–vases, a trash can,

snapped, her eyes landing on the small

cradling the quilt like treasure. “You’re such a bandit! First thing you

of us have work tomorrow. Could you stop

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