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Serena held his gaze "And why is that? Hoping to score with so up your nah one He cleared his throat and shook his head "Not even close Just hoping to spend some time with this pretty woman for a while without any pre-conceived notions To see if we click"

She see sht, then, Cat Maybe he wasn’t the only one who thought he and Grace were nized that voice! Too funny," Grace said with a laugh

"Glad to help," Serena said with an exaggerated curtsy "I knew my obsession with Christian Bale would co look, then snapped her fingers and whirled to face Grace "Oh, so listen, I talked to Chaz Things are going great so far He and I have a ht He said he’s willing to listen to ress"

Trick had to bite his tongue Chaz was harmless, and Serena could chew him up and spit hi to take off clothes in a roo his options on how to say so hihter

"How in God’s naree to that?"

She raised her brows "Easy All I did was lean in and ask nicely"

"And I iine you didn’t think it was necessary to tell him that you’re a cardof her slim shoulders

That made him relax some He should have known she wouldn’t put herself in a situation that she didn’t have under control, at least not intentionally She was one savvy wo that Grace had a little ht, though Tonight her trusting nature was the key to getting her to realize that he was a changed man One who could be a lotso find a dance partner I’ll be around, but I have my phone if we can’t find each other," Serena said to Grace "You two have fun" She didn’t wait for a reply before turning around and diving headlong into the expanding crowd

He bit back his sigh of relief It was nice to know that she was on his side for the ive her a full report the second she et soht, if he had anything to say about it

"I guess you’re probably wondering e’re up to…"

He stared at her, confused

"With Chaz"

She eyed hily, and he realized that he should have asked questions, like a person who didn’t know theame of strip poker had to do with a pitch would Shit

She shrugged "Well, at any rate, we’re hoping to sign him on as a client with Love Will Find a Way That’s ourcompany?"

He nodded "Yeah, I’ve heard of it"

Her sot hiers crossed"

"That’s great Yeah, I just didn’t want to seeuys He’d definitely be a high-profile client"

She seeot quiet for a second "So," Grace asked, in a voice almost too low to hear "Do you, uh, dance at all?"

He tipped his head her way, and they locked eyes He knew exactly how big of a step that was for her She wasn’t the type to make the first or even the secondfor Catman Or maybe she felt safe in this crowded room, semi-hidden in a costume Whatever the reason for this relative boldness, it sent his senses into overdrive He didn’t do a whole lot of dancing, but even if she’d invited him to do the Harlem Shake in a pit of vipers, he wouldn’t have denied her

"Sure," he said and held out a hand "You wanna?"

She nodded and set her glass down on the nearest table before taking his hand He drained his pint glass and put it down next to hers, noting the tre His whole body felt that way How nuts was that? The last woman he’d been with had shown up on his doorstep at two a but a raincoat, ar that looked like a bridle, but this--holding Grace’s soft hand--had hi knots

It wasn’t like it was the first time they’d touched There had been plenty of ti a hike, or he’d given her a piggyback when her feet were tired froht out Hell, they’d played chicken in Serena’s pool over the suhs wrapped around his head But in spite of the resulting hard-on, it hadn’t felt like this Full of possibility Ripe with promise