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Holly glanced at the weasellyon a fake se of holiday scenery" She didn’t lift her eyes any higher than Nick’s muscular arm "Excuse us"
For the next ten minutes the co on about nothing Holly nodded in all the right places and h it all she felt the weight of Nick’s stare Or was it his disappointe, Holly took her leave She hung up the costume, removed the heavy makeup and dressed in her clothes Ivy was nowhere to be seen and Holly was grateful for the chance to sneak out the back door and get back to her real life
Boring as that lifethe eh to catch Holly no matter which vehicle was hers, no matter what time she left
Daht
No you don’t You went exactly by the book and she didn’t take the bait
Why hadn’t she? Soh a couple of scenarios, a bundled up figure exited and paused under the sodiuhts
Nick’s breath stalled The woht on her ass
Yep Had to be Holly
He bailed out of his truck and barely kept hi on top of her as he skidded to a stop on the icy pavereen eyes looked up at hi hurt but my pride, especially since that’s the second spill you’ve witnessed tonight"
Nick held out his hand to help her Soon as she was upright, she backed away fro out here?"
"If I ad for you will you think I’m a stalker?"
"Probably So I’ll warn you I have pepper spray and I kno to use it"
As a cop, Nick appreciated her caution "Duly noted I’ an ass earlier I’htly basis and I’d hate for you to luuy"
"Neither was Ted Bundy, or so he claimed"
He smiled "So does that mean there’s nothin’ I can do to convince you to have a cup of coffee with , cold pause settled between them
"What?"
"Why would you want to have coffee with me? I’m not really--" Holly snapped her mouth shut
"You’re not really what? Not really thirsty?"
She shook her head
"Not single? Please tell me you’re not married or involved with someone?"
Another head shake
"Then what?"
"It’s uainst the company rules for me to meet customers outside of club business hours"
Probably? This woman confused the hell out of him How could she not know company policy? "That spectacular lap dance you perforainst co on you for that, do you?"
"No But…" Holly squared her shoulders and got right in his face "Why are you interested in me? As you can plainly see, I’m pretty plain without the sexy costume and hoochie- up such teraze encompass her entire face "You have beautiful eyes, a beautiful slow about you that doesn’t have a da cowboys such sweet talkers?"
"Fro, too"
That coenuine smile to her face and he was completely captivated
"Fine One cup of coffee after you tell me your entire name"
"You want my rank and serial nu at her cheekiness, he caught her forearuard My entire name is Nick Lander West"
Holly frowned "Lander? That’s weird"