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they’d been this close to each other. “I’m sorry, but I didn’t push you away because I didn’t think you were good enough for me.”
    He scrubbed a hand over his jaw, and the sound of his skin coming in contact with his stubble filled her ears. “In five years I did a lot of growing up, and am not the cocky little asshole I was back in high school.” He lifted one shoulder in a shrug.
    The way he said that felt a little funny. He wasn’t cocky, or an asshole, or at least he hadn’t been to her.
    “You look the same, but different, too.” He stared at her, looked her up and down. “You look all grown up.” It was spoken low, kind of husky and heated, and she felt this tingle move through her. He lowered his gaze down her body once again, and she felt herself start to sweat even further.
    Damn, am I the only one that is hot in here?
    “What does that mean?” she asked in a low voice, just as soft as he had spoken moments before. She was slightly afraid of what he might say, but she held her breath, waiting for his response.

Chapter Four
     
    Toby smirked, and the sight of him smiling set her blood on fire. “You’re more sure of yourself, more grown up even,” he said and moved a step closer to her. When he reached forward Shoshanna held her breath. His arm brushed along hers, and this scent invaded her head. She was seconds away from moaning, so unlike herself right now because she was intoxicated and her inhibitions were down given the fact she still wanted Toby. Shoshanna could imagine herself reaching out and wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him in close. Yeah, she could totally do that right now because she just didn’t care. He pulled back before she could make an idiot out of herself. He held out one of the two beers he held.
    “You thirsty?”
    She’d been drinking shots all night, and although she wasn’t much of a drinker, beer was not her favorite thing to consume. But she was not about to turn down a drink from the object of her lust-filled, arousal-consumed thoughts since she knew what desire was. Besides, she was already in the drunken stage of the night where anything and everything tasted the same.
    “Thank you.” She took the bottle and brought it to her mouth. For the next couple of seconds as they both drank their beers, all they did was stare at each other. It shouldn’t have been awkward, but in fact she felt like there was this strange connection between them, the same connection she’d felt years ago. Setting the beer on the counter behind her she wiped away a droplet of alcohol that was on her bottom lip.
    “You definitely look all grown up now, Shoshanna, not like the young girl that walked around the halls of Silver Springs High five years ago.”
    She wanted to be annoyed, or maybe even offended, but honestly the way he said it, and the presence he gave off, was not like a man that was being condescending. He sounded like a man that was impressed with the woman she’d become, even if she didn’t think she’d changed much since high school. “And you don’t seem like the same guy that had Marilyn Stafford hanging all over your arm.”
    He smirked. “Yeah, Marilyn was a trip. But I can say with some pride that I have changed a lot in the last five years. In fact, it was you that had me realizing I was in a fucked up place in how I acted and who I hung out with.”
    She was stunned by his honest admission. Clearing her throat and not wanting to delve deeper down that road, she thought of other things, safer things to bring up. “From what I’ve heard over the years Marilyn is no longer joined at your hip,” she said, feeling slightly uncomfortable talking about the girl that had been the biggest bitch to her during school. Even thinking about that last year of high school she remembered how Marilyn had backed off on tormenting her. It was after the party that she’d still give her dirty looks, but didn’t harass her anymore. Had Toby said something