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Of course, I went to great pains to lookthree days later Hair--loose, smoothed and then tousled Makeup--heavy on the dark eye and soft on the pink lip

I wore an airy, lightweight, sunset orange knife-pleatit nearly brushed the floor It was coauzyin a way that upped the fit froht up seductive

It was a very trendy look at the ed to one to the trouble when Tristan set eyes on me, and his face went a touch slack He was in otten, outside world forgotten, even though it was just the briefest hug Still, the eet a few hits in

"Still theI’ve ever set eyes on," he said into my ear He turned his head, kissed my cheek, then took a step back, his face set back into neutral lines

We were seated instantly at the casino’s upscale steakhouse instantly This restaurant fell on Tristan’s side of the casino, and the hostess knew hiht

I ordered a se one And then we just looked at each other

I studied his tailored suit, wondering what the hell was up with his wardrobe I’d seen plenty of pictures of him over the years, and he was never dressed the way he’d been dressing every single time I’d seen him lately

Hell, even his billboard out front had hinature poured on T-shirt and edible jeans

"Are you dressed like that for your show?" I asked

He shrugged "Sure I can dress however I like for that I’ave him a level stare "Okay, what is up with your clothes? You’ve been dressed up every time I’ve seen you"

"So have you"

"I dress like this for work I don’t have a choice"

He shrugged again "I can dress professional, too"

So he’d said before cao, aboutout with professionals Is that what this is all about? Are you dressing like this just forit"

I glared "Tell me if you are or not Don’t just parrot what I said"

He tugged at his collar, looking distinctly unco deal I’d just like for you to see that I can be accouy I was six years ago"

I sucked in a few deep breaths, ht crack "Tristan…"

Our food arrived, and I began to cut intodeal Let’s drop it" He paused "You should coht"