Chapter 20

When I looked up, Jasper was looking at me with one eyebrow raised, as confused as I was. He has a chocolate chip cookie in his mouth and he was holding three of the paper bags in one arm and was reaching out for the cookies when his forearm accidentally touched mine.

“What was that?” I asked, out of breath. “Do you have pins for body hair or what?”

“What?”

I examined his appendage but saw nothing that could explain the pinpricks. He did the same, then shifted his gaze back to me.

“Nevermind,” I said dismissively. I looked at the goody bags he was filling with food. “You’re not keeping those for yourself, are you?”

“Do you want me to?”

“No.”

“Then I’m not.”

I was not convinced, but all right. I noticed he was faster than me, so I let him fill the bags while I sealed them with cute little bows. When he was finished, he neatly stacked the empty metal trays in one spot before going ahead and helping me. I wanted to laugh at his pathetic little bows.

“Don’t you know how to tie a