Alexis handed him an empty plate. "Keep that attitude up, and you'll get nothin'," she threatened jokingly." Yay! Sloppy seconds! Count me in. " Dimitri replied with no enthusiasm.
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Ashton had gathered the things she'd wanted and stood there watching the fussy lion. Hands on hips and toe a tapping.
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"Absolutely! But I didn't want to rush you." Dyrus said simply as he opened the door and ran around to open her's.
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Allen, well aware of her short fuse and that she was waiting on him, continued perusing the cold refrigerator at his own pace. "I've never known standing and glaring to speed things up," he murmured, loud enough for her to hear. He then clamped his mouth shut, teeth to teeth, as he braced himself for a reply.
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"Oh, no, it's fine," Haley assured him as she stepped out. "We can talk just as well inside, and I'm starving anyhow."