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"You having fun?" he asked Before she could answer he added, "Gorgeous dress It really shows off your skin tone"

"Uh, thanks" This one set all her sensors off, but she couldn't figure out which sensors Weird? Adorable? Hot? Perverted? Genuine? Exuding sonals, Jereled to catch another look at Michael Bournhaone Her shoulders slumped in disappoint, brown eyes fringed with i lashes He had a rumpled look that reminded her of David Duchovny in Californication, of some of the intensely funky sex scenes where he was just so da

No holds barred

"You're good," she grinned "Just lost sight of someone"

He studied her face Really studied it, not worried about tooher uncomfortable Which he was

Finally, he said, "Michael Bournhaht? You want to meet hi the heart that tried to salsa dance in her chest "I work for him"

"You do? Are you his personal assistant?"

No, just his doht Her face rushed to war in her chest, her dress, then returned to ho to say that without gritting her teeth was a victory

"I', Lydia, in Michael Bournha to walk toward the exit With a little wave, he rounded the threshold

Out of sight

"What was that about?" Krysta asked, returning fro pen crisis, new box in hand

"I do not know," Lydia answered honestly As a new attendee approached the table, she returned her attention to the task at hand

"Jeremy donates 50,000 every year," Callie whispered to theasped "And he dresses like that?"

"Never judge a book by the cover Even if it's Fifty Shades," she hissed, nudging Lydia, who groaned as Krysta and her sister snickered

"Jere here?" Just as Mike was about to step outside to get into the car he saw his friend wearing a comical version of a tuxedo with a powder blue jacket, a ruffle that looked like so out of a bad Aard Fao pants ? With scuffed Merrills? He knew that Jeremy’s net worth had to be in the couple of millions, so this was not about a lack ofup a hot rich chick," Jere "So far, all I see are Botox Barbies"

"It doesn’t work that way, dude The hot chicks coed you?"

Mike paused, a bit perplexed and not sure how to explain it Instead, he let frustration seep into him "It’s complicated"

"It’s always complicated, Mike"

"This isn’t aboutin Jerehtmare?"

"I am here because I think the cause of autism and research is important," Jeremy said in a loud voice meant to carry Mike stared at him, hard He didn’t doubt that; he knew that Jeremy had a nepheith autiset hianization, but he had always been an anonymous donor behind the scenes

Finally, it hit hi Lydia here and you wanted a chance to see her"

"Maybe"

"If you wanted toby the office?"

"I can’t do that, Mike, because you’re not Mike at the office"

"Shit" Which was precisely why he hadn't approached her tonight "So, you ca a homeless dude just so you could catch a look at Lydia?"