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“You haven’t seen it?”

How come Ava hadn’t mentioned it? “No, ma’am”

“They don’t name you, just mention theall freakish fan girl, when I saw the picture, I thought that ht be you”

“Do you have a copy of the paper?”

She shook her head “My boyfriend uses them for class so it’s at our apartment”

Pissed him off that someone had tipped the press Ava was in town They couldn’t even have a dinner out alone like a nor news?

The snoopy bastard had probably been lying in wait today Had he followed hiym? Obviously the assle had followed hiuy jumped in a cab too? Why? How had he tracked him down in a city this size?

Face it, you haven’t seen anothera cowboy hat so you ain’t that hard to find

Didn’t ured out who he was They’d already linked him to Ava, so he’d just add another link and hope like hell this would play ith the PBR “Angelina, is your apartment close by?”

“Within a few blocks”

“And your boyfriend? Is he hoot a lot of rinned at her “Good Hoould he like an exclusive with Ava Cooper’s New York City companion, Chase McKay? With pictures?”

“Are you serious?”

“Completely”

“But…why?”

“I hate that these bastards have invaded et the story For once I’d like to control who that soelina had her phone to her ear “Ryan? Get your caot your first story The ht” She didn’t notice Chase’s frozen smile

Ryan

Goddaut clench with sorrow He closed his eyes, re himself he was here to have fun

He had his clothes delivered to the hotel To be ornery, Chase killed a few hours buying gifts and checking out aa scoop, Ryan had already sold his story to Talk of the Town’s competitor He wandered into an Irish pub for a beer and a plate of corned beef before he returned to the roo with her practically twenty-four/seven the last month, hedays in New York with shopping trips and salon appointments Hopefully she wanted to spend time with him before they returned to the real world