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But before he could take things further by placing his hands on her breasts like she wanted, her phone rang and they jumped apart like kids who were caught in the act. With a flushed face and trembling hands, she hit the receiver button.

" Hel... Hello? " She said into the speaker, panting softly.

" Oh! Hunter, I'll be out in a minute " and she hung up.

To Alex, she said quietly " Uh... My date is here so I got to go now "

Alex slowly released her and backed some steps away while he nodded his head " Okay okay, I didn't know you had a date " He muttered rather senselessly.

Ava refused the urge to roll her eyes and just copied his action by nodding her head too " Yeah, I do have a date and he's here "

" Enjoy your date " He said rather stiffly and brushed past her.

Ava heard the sound of doors closing and sighed. Why had he acted that way? He wasn't jealous of her friend, was he?

Putting the whole thing at the back of her mind after she promised to think about it later, she dec