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“And you think that beingwill make it better?”

“No, but I think we’re at a point where we can be friendly with each other Do you really want to deal with that bride on your own? Think of me as backup”

“She is unbearable,” she said as she considered his suggestion “It would be nice to shoith a stripper boyfriend”

He jerked back “Say what?”

“Most of the wedding guests will think that you’re a stripper” Angie bit her lip as she tried to contain her suys will know the truth but I could tell them that our breakup sent you into a tailspin”

He had crashed and burned once he left Angie It had taken hiet back on his feet “You want me to continue the role as a stripper?”

“Why not? You’re the one who started it And no one would questiondate After all, you showed ht Thanks for that”

He ignored her sarcas this?”

“Brittany is going to have a fit that I’ri the bride’s reaction “I’ll talk to Cheryl, her assistant She’s in charge of the details”

“Think you can gether, but he was running against the clock If he didn’t get answers in the next few days, chances were he never would

“I was going to visit her today after Brittany’s ,” she revealed reluctantly “I’ll ether”

“Thank you,” he said He wasn’t sure if the relief he felt was because he could ie was on his side once more

Angie gave a sharp nod and got into her car “By the way, my stripper boyfriend is totally into me,” she said “He can’t believe his luck that he landed me”

“I can do that” He wouldn’t even have to pretend He had felt that way since she had accepted his invitation for a first date He had no idea what he did to convince her and often felt he was living on borrowed time He knew someday she would wake up and see she could do much better than him