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"How can you call that a learning experience? He sounds like a nights didn’t work out between us Hence the learning" Her s about ation to someone"

His jaw set and he looked unhappy "Is there a re to meet this man?"

"I doubt it very much"

"Good," Cade said He looked ready to spit nails, which surprised her They barely knew each other Why so defensive of her? Shedidn’t knohat to o back to talking about jobs?" Kylie asked "Please?"

"All right" He shrugged "Do you travel a lot?"

"I do One of the perks, I suppose"

"Do you enjoy traveling?"

"For the h for it to get old But soet tired of hotels" She shook her head "And you get really tired of having no roots Like, I can’t even have a pet because I’one so much My address is basically just a place to send bills" She gave him a wry look "You? Where are you from?"

"New York City," he told her "It’s expensive, not as hot, and has this strange smell in the suoing on"

"I like New York," she said "Every tih there, it seems like a vibrant place to live"

The waitress set their plates down and left again Cade eyed his waffle, and then hers He lifted up his coffeein a toast "To intestinal fortitude?"