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Which was insane The thought of desiring two men had shaken her up andfor them? For both of them? Was it even possible to be in love with two people at the sa a case of extreme lust for love?

Her head was a jumbled mess of endless questions, so when her iPhone vibrated, it was a much-needed distraction

Since it was her boss’s nu "Hey, Barb, Happy New Year’s Eve"

Barbara Valentine responded with a throaty laugh "I’ Do you have a moment to talk?"

"Of course What’s up?"

"Are you booked on a flight hoaze drifted to the open laptop sitting on Dylan’s bed She’d left hi rooht, but she’d been procrastinating from the second she’d turned on her coo home

At all

"Don’t," Barb told her

Claire wrinkled her forehead "Don’t what?"

"Book a flight I need you to head to Oceanside"

"What for?"

"The firot contracted to do an assessment for a software co to put you on it Spend as much time as you need on site, but realistically, the job shouldn’t take more than two or three weeks Can I count on you?"

Excitement sparked in her belly Two or three weeks And Oceanside was less than an hour’s coo She could stay here at the condo and easily make the drive to the company’s headquarters every day, and all her reports could be prepared off site

Trying not to reveal how elated she was, she put on a professional voice and said, "You can definitely count on me"

"I knew I could" Barb sounded pleased that Claire was being so agreeable "I’ll email you the details and coo back to nor with the CEO on the third That’s Wednesday ood The time off seems to have lifted your spirits," Barb said, her nor "I knohat a difficult time this must have been for you"