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shortened her name and for some reason, the smooth way it spilled from his lips made her body shiver.
    She turned around to find Isaiah standing outside the juice bar.
    "Can I see you again?"
    She smiled at him and after a moment, she shrugged as she said, "You know where to find me. Just remember that exception the other morning was a onetime thing."
    Then she turned and continued walking down the sidewalk, with a giddy feeling spreading through her body as she felt his gaze sear her from behind.
    
     
    "And did you know that arrogant son of a bitch had the nerve to be pissed because I went to yoga with you the other day!"
    Tessa sat on the stool watching Dana beat a bowl of egg whites for a cake as if she had a vendetta against them. "I told him he wasn't my damn daddy and he sure as hell wasn't my man."
    Tessa hid her smirk as she asked, "What did Aiden say to that?"
    Dana stopped whipping the frothy whites and looked up at Tessa with a glare, pointing the whisk in Tessa's direction. "That asshole had the nerve to say, 'Thank God for that'." She began beating the eggs again with even more force as she angrily rambled on. "Asshole. No one asked him to come and check on me. I told him I didn't want to see him. If he hadn't kissed me, I wouldn't have gotten this stupid cold in the first place."
    Tessa's eyes bucked open.
    "Wait... what ?!"
    Dana's stirring came to a slow halt and her mouth fell open when she realized what she'd let slip. She clamped her mouth shut and shook her head frantically. Tessa hopped off of the stool and came around to the other side of the commercial kitchen island.
    "You... kissed ...Aiden?!" she asked, when she was right in her sister's face.
    "It's not what you think," she said quickly.
    "All I'm thinking is...you...kissed...Aiden!" she said, punctuating the last three words by poking Dana in the shoulder. "Who's being the stingy heifer holding back details now?"
    "There's nothing to tell," Dana snapped. "He's still the worst neighbor in the history of neighbors and I still can't stand his ass."
    Tessa laughed, propping her hip against the island. "I can't believe this shit!" she said, feigning dejection as she clutched her hand to her chest. "I thought we were closer than that. Your best friend and your big sister! If it wasn't for me begging mom and dad for a little sibling when I was two, your ass wouldn't be here. And you're holding out on me."
    Dana sighed. "You are not using the 'I begged mom and dad for you' card right now."
    "You're damn right I am. Now spill it," Tessa ordered, eager to hear the story.
    "Like I said, it was nothing," Dana started. "We were arguing about something. I don't remember what."
    "Because you are always picking a fight with Aiden," Tessa supplied.
    " Anyway ," Dana continued. "He was calling me a spoiled brat, I was calling him an arrogant ass. The next thing I know, he's ramming his tongue down my throat."
    Dana put on a front like she was pissed, but Tessa caught the ghost of a smile that crossed her younger sister's lips. The scowl returned when she added, "The shithead failed to mention that he was at the tail end of a cold when he pulled that stunt."
    "Hence, you catching a cold."
    "And that’s why he's been up my ass for the last week. He feels guilty. As he should."
    Dana went back to working on the cake.
    "I will say this," she sighed, as she folded the egg whites into the cake batter. "He may be an asshole and the worst neighbor in the history of neighbors, but he's a damn good kisser."
    Tessa shook her head and looked at her watch. "It's almost closing time. I'm gonna go lock up," she said as Dana poured the cake batter into the pan before placing it in the oven.
    As she stepped into the main area of the bakery, the door swung open and Tessa's heart rate kicked up a notch.
    "You said you wouldn't make an exception for me in the mornings anymore," Isaiah said, walking in, with that drop-dead gorgeous smile. "What's your stance on after hours