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By the tie Branson’s tires hit the Dallas city li with the radio Not for the first tiing his dog on a business trip

Of course, it wasn’t a norirlfriend’s office building unannounced and uninvited counted as custo She was his best buddy, and the one and only time he’d left her at one of those pet hotels, she’d refused to speak to him for a week

Arwen shared Gage’s love of the open road and honestly, he didn’toverdue debt from the CEO of Fyra Cosmetics

GB Skin for Men, the coory, had enjoyed a good run as the top skin-care line of choice for the discerning guy who spends time in the elements: professional athletes, outdoorsmen, even the occasional lumberjack

Gage had spenta new product to heal scars The product’s launch a o had outperfory GB Skin instantly cornered the market But now his former lover’s company was poised to steal his success out fro to happen

A Black Keys song blasted through the speakers and the howling grew unbearable

“Arwen! Really Shut up”

She cocked her ginger-colored head and eyed Gage

“Yeah, never ood-naturedly and flicked off the music

The exit for Central Expressway looe steered the Hu, he rolled into the parking lot at the headquarters for Fyra Cosmetics

Nice Of course, he’d done an internet search for pictures before driving up from Austin Just to check out the coside her business partners–slash–friends after graduating from the University of Texas But the internet hadn’t done justice to the sharplyCass’s multimillion-dollar cosmetics company lived and breathed inside these walls, and the deep purple Fyra logo dominated the landscape

“Stay here and keep your paws off the gearshift,” he ot the trademark vizsla smile for his trouble It was a cool day, so he parked in the shade and left her in the car with the s cracked