BAD REPUTATION
“Is that judgment I sense, Liv?”
“No. No judgment at all,” she replied quickly, though the grin on her face said otherwise. She turned back to the counter, grabbing the bowl of carrots with an exaggerated focus. “I’m just saying... you’re very practiced at things like that. The wayward things, I guess.”
“The wayward things?” Derek repeated, the words rolling off his tongue like a dare. He moved a step closer, invading her personal space just enough to make the air vibrate. “Do I even want to know what you mean by that?”