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EVA.
I take a peek at the door behind me to make sure it's closed before I turn back to Emerson who moves off my bed and strides towards me with a grin on his face.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing here?" I question in a whisper and Emerson's grin fades into a frown as he places a hand on his chest and says, "Ouch, Carson. "
"I'm not messing around, Ford. Why are you here? How did you even get up to my room? What the fuck was going through your head when you made this decision?"
Emerson heaves a sigh as his hands fall to his side and he slips them into his pockets. "That I needed to come provoke you?"
"It isn't funny, Ford. " I say in a serious tone and he chuckles, "You take everything damn too serious, Carson. There was a ladder out there, " he jerks his head to the direction of my window. "And I already texted you the reason; my room is too hot. "
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