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Seee es withher knoho he was so she could make up her ownthe conversation to so much safer for hi breath and a long sine, Sierra proceeded to tell hih to share, she ed dinner to his rooh they insisted that Luke had already instructed the the waiter aside o to the ladies rooive a shit what Luke had instructed That had changed the waiter’s perspective and resolved their issue entirely

When Sierra returned, Cole aiting, and the two of theh the casino until they ca that he play, he found hi about the woman that Cole wondered if he would ever be able to tell her no

He didn’t bother to tell her that he had no idea how to play the ga she turned to him in wide eyed wonder

“Have you played before?”

“Nope” He adhed, Cole’s insides tuh was the sexiest sound he had ever heard Her carefree attitude and always there s, and Cole found that he would do whatever it was she wanted, lose as

His admission apparently didn’t sit ith her, so she ordered two beers fro hi relatively decent until a couple joined the table, but at that point, he didn’t give a damn how much money he won or lost, he just wanted to sit beside Sierra and watch the beautiful way her face lit up when she would win a hand

The dealer turned her attention on Cole, and he glanced down at his cards Two aces What the hell was he supposed to do with that? “Hit ed, and Cole had no idea what she was talking about “He wants to split them” She told the dealer who then looked at him for confirmation

“Whatever she says”

Sierra told hito lose, but what the hell did he care Then the dealer proceeded to deal out ht

“Blackjack! Twice!”

Cole wasn’t sure what that meant to him, other than he had won, but when Sierra threw her ar hier cared When she buried her nose into the crook of his neck and her warm breath whispered across his skin, he damn near ca his jeans increasingly unco all too familiar with

“You won” She told him when she pulled back, and Cole could only stare back at her

Did she feel the sale that started somewhere deep inside and radiated outward When their eyes met, and held, he knew instantly that there was definitely sohout dinner, Cole had continued to answer Sierra’s questions, although he ad to determine her motive Yes, his insecurities had led hi him only to find out more about Luke He’d been there before On more than one occasion and he had to say, it wasn’t his favorite pastienuinely interested in hiuard a little

He’d tested her with his admission about his trust fund, and her reaction, or lack thereof, surprised him Yes, Cole had money Boatloads of it More than he could spend in a lifetirandparents and his parents

Did the money define him? No But, he was the first to admit that the money was part of who he was It allowed him to do what he loved without the worry of whether or not he would be able to eat That was a blessing that he didn’t take for granted

The one thing he had learned about his ed people Other people They measured him based on the sum of his bank accounts Which was partially why Sierra’s personal interest in hi

The questions she asked weren’t related to Luke or to Cole’s money, and for the first time, Cole had been taken aback Almost to the point that he hadn’t kno to answer her questions