malik had a dab of ice cream on his chin . you-know-whats was his new name for them . her heart was going a mile a minute . i dumped out the wine behind the bar before taking a seat across from alec at the cocktail table . yet in his rush of emotions and relief , toby found himself worrying for jake , but all your work and research ? 'you know , we 're all still waiting for the date . ' 