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"As I was saying, Logan" Doyle’s reedy voice rose a bit "I wanted to talk to you a bitthis afternoon"

"Of course," Logan said, and glanced at Cade "Would youBront&eu for her"

"I would be delighted," Cade said, offering her his ar her hand in his arood-bye and allowed Cade to pull her away and into the mix of the party She looked up at her escort He seeh, and the expression on his face was kind Handso, but everyone paled in coood looks "How do you know Logan?"

"We go way back," Cade said easily "College Dartether Saht "Saan doesn’t strike me as the party boy type"

"He’s not Even back then, he’d glare at us over our drinks and re He’s always been excessively responsible, I’m afraid He tries to keep everyone in line"

She laughed "That sounds like Logan"

"So how do you know Logan?" he asked her "It’s been a long tis"

"We met under inauspicious circumstances, I’m afraid Did you hear about his trip to Seaturtle Cay resort?" At his interested glance, she filled hi in the elevator and how they’d been stuck there for nearly a day, their nights spent curled up in the stairwell as the hurricane raged around them, their day spent on the beach, and Jonathan’s timely rescue She os That seemed a bit too personal to share

"I suppose we can credit Hurricane Latonya for bringing you both together, then Logan seeh"

Bront&eu politely "Does he?"

"Indeed" Cade seemed amused "From what I’ve heard, he hasn’t been at work nearly asas to why It seems I’ve found out the answer"

"We?" she couldn’t help but ask "Who is we?"

"Logan’s closest friends Would you like to ued

"Hunter’s not here tonight He never attends these sorts of functions But he and Logan are very close I’m sure you’ll meet him at some point Griffin’s over there, by the ice sculpture The one with the glasses"

She turned, studying the crowd until she located a lasses He was tall and lean, alesting he was at ease in these surroundings The expression on his face betrayed sheer aristocratic boredom

"He seemsnice," she lied

"Oh, Griffin? He’s a snob," Cade said easily "His family’s British aristocracy Very old money Greith a silver spoon in his ent Good guy, once you get to know hih"

"I’m sure," she said in a noncoers, though, which is e’re standing over here talking about hi you If you were on a co for a university project, I iine he’d talk your ear off Most of us run in fairly exclusive circles, you understand"

She was beginning to understand, all right, she thought with a sinking feeling Did all of Logan’s friends have money and success? How on earth would she fit into his world?

"Reese is also here tonight See theoff of him?"

Brontë scanned the room and spotted a well-built, dark-hairedat so he said, and as Brontë watched, he reached out and brushed a lock of hair off of one of his colanced up, as if noticing Brontë’s stare, and winked at her

She blushed in response, turning back to Cade "I think I found him"

"Reese is a bit of a ladies’way over here If I take you over to Reese, Logan will probably charge over to protect his territory"

That wouldn’t be such a bad thing, Bront&euht with another sip of her wine "And you? Where do you fit into the picture? You’ve shown me the professor and the playboy Where do you fit into all these neat little categories?"

He grinned at her, flashing white teeth "I a est Boy Scout Show me an old lady who needs to cross the street, and I’ll show you a man ill trip over his oo feet to assist her"

She laughed, shaking her head "That’s a rather interesting picture you paint of yourself"