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"A baby grand for all of your hotel needs," he agreed, approaching with two sotten to a hotel rooht, damn it, where is a piano when you need one, but apparently soain and refused the drink he offered her "No thanks"

"You’re not driving back," he cajoled "I insist on a cab this late And I’d be a sad sack if I was a lonely drunk With you here, I’m not quite so lonely"

His words warmed her a bit, and she took the tiny bottle of Patron fro the tiny cap off He did the same, and held his bottle out to her in a toast "Bottoms up," she told him, and then sipped it The alcohol had a delicious burn to it She continued to sip it, wandering around the rooht?"

"You don’t want to know," he told her "Actually, I’m not even sure I know An assistant handled it forhotel room was a mess of rooe"

"Shall we go out?" He opened the door and gestured

And even though Kylie was a bit tired and she knew Cade should head to bed, she went out on the balcony anyhow, because as she going to ever do this again? The balcony had antly , interspersed with heavy wooden furniture The city looked vast froeous"

"Isn’t it?" Cade s in the night breeze He moved to stand beside her, his presence warm "I have to admit I ask for this room simply because of the balcony"

"I don’t blah for a party"

"Kind of sad that it’s just ain

She lifted her tiny bottle of Patron back to her lips and drained the entire thing in one fell swoop, and her head began to buzz "I’azed out at the Chicago night sky for aback to look at her "None of this was your fault"

"I know," she told hi them close to stay wars outside "I just wish things would have turned out differently for you You’re such a good guy"

To her surprise, his"That’s the probleuy feels, huh?" He tilted his head and studied her for so long that she began to feel self-conscious "Except you"

Her hair was blowing into her face, and she i What could she possibly say to hiht? I can’t help but be interested because you’re the perfect guy and Daphne’s throwing you away? I wish you’d notice me?

None of those phrases would co her, so she stood there,at him, this perfect, wonderful man who deservedcloser to Kylie His hair blew in the breeze and for a ht, when I saw Daphne, do you knohat the first thing in lad to see her, or worried that she was sick Because I expected those things It was disappointmentthat she didn’t look like you"

Kylie’s brows drew together Huh? "I think you’re drunk, Cade"

"I’reed "Because I’d never say this otherwise But you’re utterly, insanely sexy and I’ve been completely attracted to you since the moment I saw you, even when I know I shouldn’t be And here I aht after what has been a miserable experience, and all I can think is that I’ you" His fingers reached out and brushed a lock of hair off her forehead, tucked it gently behind her ear "And it ive a shit about anyone but theht with ers traced the curve of her ear, sending shivers down her spine He wasn’taway His speech wasn’t slurred Hecouldn’t be that drunk, could he? To be propositioning Kylie? "W-what do you ht with you?"