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"I try," she said, trying for nonchalance "And you’re following in Daddy’s footsteps, Mr Jefferson"

"That’s Senator Jefferson to you," he responded

Liz laughed "I didn’t know you were related to the Jefferson family, Senator"

"So her as if she were a schoolgirl "Whatever e do with you?"

"I’ Her body was hu with the playful banter

"I’ in the air between theaze was too intense It was like the night back at the club when he had fixed her with that sa the silence

Liz sed Great Why was he even talking to her after reading it? She hadn’t been entle either "I bet you loved it," she said with a hint of sarcas stronger than love?"

"Hate?" she offered

Brady chuckled and shook his head "I particularly like the part about ry withI have other interests?"

He looked at her pointedly, and she sed hard He certainly had other interests…like throwing her off balance

"I was speaking politically Talking about work"

"Well, are you working tonight? I don’t see your voice recorder No notepad…"

Liz shook her head "No, not tonight" Well, not exactly

"Good Then our conversation is off the record?" he asked, raising an eyebrow

She wished he hadn’t clarified, but she wasn’t going to write another article about hi her hands up to show hi

"Then would you like to dance?" he asked

Liz shook her head, glad she had her cheesecake in hand "No Uh, no, thank you I prefer my cheesecake to the waltz"

"Oh, coood partner, and I happen to knohere you can find one"

"Are you referring to yourself?" she asked, arching an eyebrow

"Only the best"

"Sorry, I don’t dance," Liz told him She stuck her fork into the cheesecake to eave her a look that said he was calling bullshit on the remark and took the cheesecake fro to dance" Liz glared "Don’t look so sad about it I proood tirasped her elbow softly in his hand and veered toward the dance floor He placed her delicious-looking Oreo cheesecake on a table as they passed by

"Why can’t you find someone else?" she asked She didn’t really want him to do that

"Are there other people in the room?" He placed his hand on her waist and pulled her close Her breath left her in a whoosh with their bodies so close together, her left hand ently

"How are the airplanes treating you today?" she ed to ask

"Much better now that I have you in et the chance to coan and Brady swept her away into the crowd She knew she was a bad dancer, but he was aood at?

His hand held her easily in place and she dared a glance up into his eyes They were s down on her, and she felt like the only person in the roo State Senator

"I thought you said you didn’t dance," he observed

"I don’t," she told hiht now then?"

"You’re currently dragging me around a dance floor I’ at all," Liz teased

"At least you’re huainst his chest

She leaned her head into hi

His hand pressed into her back, his thu into the soft flesh beneath her dress The electricity rolling off of his fingertips and into her body was like a constant current wherever he was touching her Hoas he able to keep theirin his arms