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“Did you miss me?” Jake asked as he leaned in to kiss her cheek and sat down on the chair beside her.
She nodded, feeling her cheek flame hot where his lips had touched. His charming kiss would be considered a bold move anywhere else––since they barely knew each other––but in this place of wild abandon, it seemed as innocent as a prim walk in the garden after high tea and crumpets.
The dichotomy of the uninhibited displays taking place around them as more people trickled in and joined the party’s festivities, while Sienna and Jake sat together like they were at a conservative restaurant, wasn’t lost on Sienna. A bubble of hysterical laughter threatened to erupt from her, and she barely managed to contain it.
“This makes you uncomfortable,” Jake guessed.
“I’ve just never been in the
