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"I’ over her Not that she was a big fan of watching grown men beat the crap out of each other, but she really did want to see Gage She couldn’t seeuy

"What ti early tonight for a private party I’ with the setup, so I won’t be out of here until nine thirty-ish"

"Fight’s not ’til ten" He paused "Is that too late for you? I know you woke up early this o home and sleep, I understand"

His concern absolutely touched her Honestly, she had no idea why he thought he sucked at relationships He had an intense side, sure, but he also went out of his way to make sure her needs were ht And he liked to snuggle That already put him way ahead of her previous boyfriends

"No, I want to see you fight," she told hi some coffee at the end of my shift and I’ll be wide-awake"

"You sure?"

"Positive"

"I’ll pick you up at nine thirty then"

She was grinning like an idiot as she disconnected, saood thing her roo about how besotted she was

She didn’t understand it herself Gage was the furthest thing fro and silent Lots of baggage He avoided talking about his background, but she knew it haunted him, whatever it was Still, the fact that he kept so much of himself hidden only made her want to work harder to unlock hie and spent the next hour tending to her custo wisecracks with the chefs over the pickup counter Since they were closing early, there weren’t a lot of patrons left to serve--only twoup residence in one of the rustic wooden booths against the back wall The males flirted shamelessly with her as she dropped off their bill, but none of thee was the onlythat

She felt it the moment he walked into the steakhouse Warled, and sure enough, she turned to see hi in on her like a ave a little wave, then gestured for him to wait at the bar

He didn’t sray eyes over her body, a slow and deliberate up-and-down that heated her cheeks Her uniform was by no means indecent--black pants and a fitted blue dress shirt--but the way he looked at her, shebow tied around her

Skyler sed, scowling when she gliot to her Knehat he did to her with one sultry look

As he wandered over to the bar, her gaze stayed glued on hi-sleeve black shirt and faded blue jeans that hugged his taut ass God, that ass She knew firsthand how firers into it while he moved on top of her