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"Good Hannah, have you ever thought about a career in publishing?"

"Seriously?" Hannah laughed and tousled her hair The longest pieces reached to the middle of her back I wanted to yank on those dark curls while I spanked her "That would be lish and business double h I can't afford to do an unpaid internship right now"

I paused before speaking

"Mm I'll keep that in mind I have a few connections in the city"

"Matt, if you don't stop doinglike a kept woman"

"Hey, I like the sound of that I'll keep you tied to ry What do you think?"

Hannah giggled and bunched up a pillow beneath her chest

"I'd smack you with this if I could," she said She stifled a yawn Fuck, she was precious "Oh, hey Will you do "

"This is easy Just repeat afterto you, Hannah I'll see you toave her an incredulous look

"Don't giveto teach you this mysterious skill, one that you seeoodbye"

I s at?" she said

"I never want to," I said

"What? Never want to what?"

"I never want to learn how to say goodbye"

I closed Skype and then closedinto the silence of my apartment

CHAPTER 12

Hannah

"YOU HAVE PLANS for the Fourth?" Matt asked as we drove through the city He'd arrived atforeneral

He looked edible, as usual

He wore a light pair of charcoal gray slacks and a pale dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up I felt reasonably sure his shoes were Ferragah I wasn't about to ask, and the timepiece on his wrist could have doubled as an anchor

I, on the other hand, earing a tiny yellow sundress from Macy's Excellent, I probably looked like Matt's niece

I was carryingthe sex toys God, I had to find out what this guy did for a living He dressed like sex, drove the sexiest car I'd ever been in, and bought

Besides, it was starting to feel weird to have these repeated intier

"The Fourth?" I said, trying to peel my eyes off his bare forearms "I don't think so We can see one of the shows decently well froers, that's all we usually do" I had honestly forgotten about the Fourth of July, along with everything else in the world, thanks to Matt "What about you?"

"No plans"

"You have any fa his face

Matt kept his eyes on the road Nothing changed in his expression

"No, not around here Two brothers on the east coast"

"Brothers? That's cool You guys get along? Are they older or younger?"

I wanted to fire a zillion questions at hiood," Matt said We had pulled up near a Mediterranean deli Conversation over

After lunch, Matt tookthe sidewalks of Denver with trades over here"

"Don't I know it" He winked atStylish landscaping drewjutting up froraved above the doors

The Granite Wing Agency

"Matt, what are we--"

He didn't hear me He'd h

"Yes," he said Then, "Right, right I didn't want to deal with your secretary Oh,down in the world?"

After soh, Matt dropped the phone into his pocket He tookwildly I don't think Matt was listening, though he s ency rumored to represent M Pierce?

And the M Pierce ruency's reputation Pa and her partner, Laura Granite, represented soest na talent in the air and cutthroat in their negotiations Oh, and they ruthlessly poached writers froencies, all from their humble Denver hub