Aaron simply ignored Annie’s comment and said, “Tsk! He should be working instead of texting you! I need to talk to his supervisor about his work ethic.”

Fearing Marcus would get into trouble, Annie quickly said, “He called me during lunch break, so there’s nothing wrong with his work ethic!”

“Didn’t he text you before lunch break as well?” asked Aaron sternly.

“Umm… He needed to ask me something about work. It was only for a few minutes!”

Aaron narrowed his eyes suspiciously. “You sure are protective of him. Does that mean you’ll go on a movie date with him?”

Annie looked unsure. “I’m still thinking about it,” she said flatly. “I’m not interested in horror movies. Plus, what if I screamed too loud in front of him? That’ll be so embarrassing.”

Aaron smirked. “Why don’t you go with me, then? I’m looking forward to seeing you scream.”

she heard wrong. “Mister Aaron, are

hug me if you’re scared. I don’t

lips twitched. “Your joke isn’t funny at

he got; it was making it very hard for her to get over him. ‘Ugh! Why does he have to be

from Aaron. “Thank you, Mister Aaron, for helping me with Joey. But I’m hungry now, so we’re going to head in to

her

trotted after her and asked persistently, “So do you

heartbeat sped up as did her pace. She

ready by the time Annie got back to the

right time, Annie. I was about to ask the servant to call you in. Here, take a seat. I hope you’ll find the food to your

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