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“Sure You’d be perfect You’re popular, and that will have a certain appeal”
Gray wrinkled his nose
Evelyn leaned back against the sofa “Oh, this should be fun”
“I also have a couple uys, and I want to plug in to the sports angle”
“Okay, I could see how that would work”
Carolina grinned “Great So you’ll do it?”
“I’ll walk the runway for you if it’s just a oneti”
“It will be”
Gray nodded “You could also ask Drew”
Just hearing his name caused Carolina’s pulse to jump For precisely that reason—and about a hundred others, she said, “No”
“Why not? He plays here in New York, so he’d be the perfect sports figure to tap into You’d have access to him, and you already know him”
“Gray’s right Dreould be ideal,” Evelyn said “He’s good-looking, sexy, and ie fan base I can’t think of anyone ould be better to help launch your line”
The probleood idea”
But Gray was already pulling out his phone She tried to think of reasons to have Gray stop the call But apparently Drew had already answered
“Hey, guess where I ahed “No, not at a strip club”
Evelyn shook her head
“I’aze to hers “No, she’s not saying bad things about you Not yet, anyway We’re actually talking about her new fashion line and your na a model for her”
No, she did not want him to be a model for her Anyone but Drew In fact, he was the last person she wanted in her head, or to see in person He’d distract her in so many ways
“You are? Great Why don’t you coave Drew Carolina’s address “We’ll see you soon, buddy”
He hung up “He laughed and said he’d o naked”
She rolled her eyes and tried not to think about Dreing up “How about so to drink?”
She headed to the bar and fixed everyone cocktails She sure needed one By the time she served the drinks, her doorbell sounded, so she went over to the door and buzzed Drew up
When he knocked, she opened the door, abruptly wondering if her hair was coo it had been that she’d put her makeup on
And is Why would she even care?
Suddenly, there he was, looking cool and casual in faded jeans that hugged hiswhat she knew to be a spectacular torso
“Hello, Drew”
He seous” He kissed her cheek before she could create distance “You look stunning, as always”
She sed, her heart picking up a fast rhyth down “Thank you Won’t you come in?”
“Hey,” Gray said as he caot a chance to meet up before Evelyn and I have to leave the city”
They shook hands “Me, too,” Drew said “Congratulations on the championship You kicked serious ass, especially on that last race”
“Thanks”
Drew took a seat
“Can I fix you so to drink, Drew?”
He sreat, if you have one”
She went to the bar and grabbed a beer out of the fridge, then brought it back to him
“Thanks So tellon?”
She took a seat in the chair across fro with and I’ my own line”
His brows rose “Big move for you”
“Yes But I felt if I didn’t ht never do it”
His gaze never wavered fro you, Lina”
His nickname for her never failed to make butterflies dance in her sto her the way that nicknaether That one and only night, before he’d walked out of her life as if she’d never existed As if what they’d shared had never
Because it hadn’t Not to Drew, anyway
But that was a long tiave hi she’d told Gray and Evelyn
“Soclothes Sounds fun And you want me to model some of those for you?”
“Yes Sort of But you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to I’ up I can find someone else”
His lips curved into a set rid of et started?”