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They arrived at The Den, the place Abel hadIt was While it was obviously a restaurant, it was unusually dark withfrom the candles that adorned the sh waiters walked around with trays of food and patrons were enjoying their dinner, the atround club There were dramatic drapes that covered the walls anddance h their ent told me about this place," Abel whispered in her ear as they walked behind the maître d’ "I have no patience for the paparazzi or overzealous fans When I signed up for this fight, I kneould be bad, but I had no idea it’d get this crazy He pretty et used to it, so places like this are best if I wanna keep my social life on the do"

Social life? She nodded, refusing to comment on that Did he really consider their booty calls part of his social life? Just then, their waiter lifted the drapes against the wall that actually opened up into a very private booth

Abel smiled as their eyes met "I’ve been here a few times, but this is the first ti a rush of excitey creep up her spine, Nellie turned back to the waiter and se booth

To her surprise, instead of slipping into the seat across fro her hand in his The waiter took their drink orders then walked away, closing the drapes behind him They now sat there in complete seclusion from the rest of the restaurant patrons

Nellie had heard of restaurants like this in Los Angeles for the many celebrities and VIPs who cherished their privacy She just never would’ve i next to such an inti specimen of a man

From the way he’d acted thein such an inti her insane with his kisses and tasting her neck the moment the waiter left them alone To her surprise, he took a sip of his water and sat back He did bring his big arers to her hair alone ardless of what a sesture it was compared to how he’d behaved earlier, Nellie’s heart sped up anyway She knew there was no way he’d asked for this much privacy just so he could play with her hair

She took a sip of her oater, sucking in a s insides at least a little

"So how’s the cocktailwith her hair "Last I heard, Noah said you had some heavy hitters lined up That’s pretty awesos wasn’t nearly as successful at getting this kind of stuff together"

Nellie s up into those usually very sensual eyes They now looked genuinely pleased They’d done little talking during their previous steamy encounters And of what little they had done, zero of it was personal Now he seemed ready to chat

"Are you ready for your drinks?" The waiter asked from the other side of the curtain

"Yes, we are" Abel replied

The waiter opened the curtain and set down Nellie’s glass of wine first then Abel’s rum and Diet Coke "Are you two ready to order, or would you like some more time?"

Nellie and Abel hadn’t even opened their onna need a little razed Nellie’s nape ever so softly

In an effort to conceal her shivering, she reached for the menu that still sat unopened in front of her It was insane how his touch alone could nearly send her over the edge

Clearing her throat, she attempted to sound as collected as possible "Actually, we’re all booked and ready to go A winery from up north decided to take all the booths left, and they were very generous with their donation Now it’s up to et we have now, it should be a huge success" She sipped her wine then smiled at him His eyes hadn’t left hers since he’d asked the question They twinkled with pleasure, and his eyebroere now raised in reaction "I’ on when you dropped by today"

Abel s her gulp down the wine harder than she’d anticipated The o referred to as a boy because of their age difference was absolutely a man in every sense of the word and a beautiful one at that How in the world had she scored getting thisout loud!

He lifted his glass in the air "Well, that’s awesoain "I say this is cause for a celebration" They clinked their glasses together and each took a drink "Does Noah know yet?"

Nellie nodded "He should I told Roni about it on my way home today, and she said she would tell hi about the cocktail mixer was not a personal subject, she filled him on some of the details and plans she had for it He listened intently, at ti her when his eyes would leave hers andthere a little too long He’d sht because of this but didn’t comment