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“Both pretty much i displayed all over his face “I’”

Of course she wasn’t Much “So the daddy, he can take care of your sister, right?”

“The daddy is out of the picture It’s just us”

“Holy…”

“Yeah, it’s not ideal, but family is family You understand?”

He didn’t “Yes I’ll ether unless it’s by helicopter Thirty-minute return time That okay?”

“Thirty minutes to where?”

She should have taken up law or insurance claims Talk about a need for detail “Back to a helipad I have access to twenty-four-seven within a few blocks of your place”

She looked shocked “You knohere I live?”

“It’s on the resu your name on the internet Believe , and it’s not funny”

Her eyes widened “Like what happened?”

“Bad stuff Seriously, I have stalkers even now Legal restraint doesn’t seem to make any difference to some of these nutcases”

“Stalkers How scary is that?”

“All it took was one article in Vanity Fair I was naive I’m not anyhed “Being on Forbes’ ht have so to do with it”

“Jeez, you must have come up front and personal with a lot of silicone”

“And Botox, but I prefer people to be real” He looked out the ard the backyard where a beer truck loaded with barrels was reversing, and then turned his attention back to her “So how about a cocktail with me since I haven’t converted you to beer yet? Maybe a few, then dinner Around seven o’clock?”

The color rose in her face “I can’t tonight, it’s too short notice”

“Of course, no problem Do you have a current boyfriend in town? I never asked, but assumed since what happened in Florida…”

“No, no current boyfriend Not since Christmas Eve”

Not since Christ, but none of his business “So if tonight’s out, we’ll do lunch instead Now During the ti spreadsheets with a sweaty peanut butter sandwich at your desk”

“Are you really suggesting cocktails halfway through the work day?”

He raised an eyebrow “You weren’t too worried about dayti in Sanibel There’s no need for either of us to co?”