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Honi stared at Patty. She’d been talking for the last five minutes, and he had no idea what about. Her chatter felt like cobwebs blowing into his face, unavoidable and irritating. His brows drew together. What the hell was he doing here?
Patty was lovely, her chestnut-brown hair wavy, her large doe eyes sparkling in the candlelight. It had seemed such a good idea to move on and start dating after Adi had left him. Patty was curvaceous yet fragile. Her skin creamy and… Honi closed his eyes and groaned. How had he not noticed this before? Dammit, she looked just like Adi.
He became dimly aware that Patty had stopped speaking. She reached out and covered his hand with hers. When he opened his eyes, she looked at him with a mixture of irritation and fondness. Just like Adi used to.
“I’m
