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"So, can we count on you for your cooperation?" Evelyn asked
He couldn’t help but laugh at her audacity to think he’d still be agreeable "Not a chance Let me walk you out"
She looked stunned Obviously, she was used to people falling at the senator’s feet
He wasn’t one of them
She stood "Seriously?"
"Seriously Sorry, Evelyn, but I don’t kiss the senator’s ass You’re going to have to find soet votes for him"
"You do realize this could be beneficial for you Think of the exposure you’d get, the new fans you could bring on board"
"I have plenty of fans already, but thanks" He handed her bag to her, rested his hand on her back, and directed her toward the door
She stopped and turned to him "This could be a way for you and your father to repair your relationship"
He could tell she was grasping at stra "My father knows my phone number
And my schedule If he wanted to repair our relationship, he could have done that years ago"
That’s when he saw the fight leave her eyes "Then I’m sorry to have wasted your time"
"You didn’t waste my time, Evelyn You wasted yours" He held the door for her and walked her down the stairs
She didn’t even look back as she headed toward the parking lot
Too bad she was here representing his father Evelyn Hill was one hell of a beautiful wo some time with her But now that he knew she was associated with his father, he wanted nothing to do with her
EVELYN THREW HER BAG DOWN ON THE BED IN THE hotel roo herself onto the chair, wincing as she curled her toes
Stupid shoes She grabbed the remote and turned on the television, which was set to the sports channel Too tired to channel surf, she ordered roo her eyes as the replay of today’s race events came on TV Despite the childishness of the act, she stuck her tongue out at the screen when Gray Preston’s handsome face appeared before her
"Dickhead," shewhen she saw one fro for a status update
The iven her, and she’d failed on the first try
She lifted her gaze to see Gray’s s face as he was interviewed by the ton, and she’d never given up
Where was her fight, her deterotten as far as she had And she was so close to getting what she wanted, to being able to live her dream
She knew exactly what she needed to do
She scrolled through her phone and punched the nuht he could say no and it was over, he’d soon realize she was o doithout a hard fight
"Mrs Preston? Hi, it’s EvelynI’m fine, thank you, but we have a problem It’s your son, Gray"
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A KNOCK ON HIS DOOR ROUSED GRAY FROM WHAT should have been his rowled, then rolled out of his bed, pulled on a pair of sweats, and a on one da"
He jerked open the door,to kick their asses His eyes widened when he saw hishere?"
"Don’t you answer your damn phone?" She pushed past him and came inside
He scratched his head "Uhmy phone" He looked around, his head still fuzzy from sleep and now confusion "I don’t knohere my phone is And why are you here?"
Her brown eyes blazed fire at hi uncooperative
Why did you say no to Evelyn?"
He was not awake enough for this conversation Evelyn who? "I need coffee
Would you like coffee?"
"It’s ten o’clock, Grayson I’ve already had coffee and breakfast Were you still asleep?"
"Yeah Sorry Let me make some coffee, then I proot coffee brewing, then said, "I’ his head, he went back into the bedroorabbed a shirt, took a piss, and brushed his teeth, then found his phone and saw that he’d left his phone on vibrate, and that he’d ot back, the coffee was ready He poured a cup "Would you like soood, thank you Sit down and drink your coffee"
Thank God He downed the first cup as if it were the elixir of life, because he knehy his rabbed a second cup, and by then the caffeine was doing the job He was at least awake
"What did you do? Go on a bender after the race last weekend?" his , hot weekend I’ave him the once-over She looked beautiful as always in a summer dress with some kind of sweater thrown over it, her dark brown hair cut in sorazed her chin
"Hey, new haircut You look nice, Molad to see you"