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You look well-pressed? Are you kidding, Natalie?

She mentally kicked herself First, she ran into the incredibly attractiveat the end of the bar, then she spilled his drink, then she started dabbing as probably a thousand-dollar suit with cheap coffeehouse napkins and calling hiet outto think Kristy’s assertions that hanging with "the old guys" did not, in fact, constitute a social lifeat her, so that was so froeous Black, black hair and brown eyes you could fall into and never find your way out You wouldn’t want to He was taller than her, but not by much She’d put him at five ten or eleven, maybe And his body… Well, if the suit made the man, then this suit--nice as it was--didn’t have much work to do, in her opinion The man was all there

He said, "I’d love to"

"Love to what?" She blinked, co out of a daze Was her hand still on the front of his chest? Yes Yes, it was She pulled back andon hisa new toy She could already feel the blush staining her cheeks Da at her like she was crazy

"You asked me to join you for a drink"

"Yes" She shook her head a little and s to an e?"

"A vodka tonic"

She held a hand up to grab Connie’s attention "So, I make it a point to know the names of everyone I drink with What’s yours?"

Natalie noticed the slight hesitation before he said, "George"

Liar

"George, huh?" She only sed you for a ‘George’ Coed and leaned an ariven nae"

"Chinese, huh? Are you froht Connie’s attention "Hey, can I get a Grey Goose and tonic?"

"Sure thing, honey" The ed woman turned to mix the drink Connie didn’t put up with crap, and she treated her regulars right George-asn’t-George would get a good drink

She turned to see hiht? You look like you have preuessed correctly"

"I’m smart like that" She sipped the beer Marty handed down to her Luckily, the guys were keeping their opinions to thea the gaht you were smart," he said She narrowed her eyes, but he looked like he was about to laugh "You seeame"