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Even though Jenny didn’t know the reason for why I’d been prettyto set me up

“Thanks, I guess,” I whispered back “He’s pretty cute”

I wasn’t just saying that With light blonde hair and pool blue eyes, Samuel looked like a reat s, like a football player He waved over a waiter and got me a drink as I pulled back from Jenny,

“Hi,” I said as I shook his hand “I’m Clarissa”

“Pleased to meet you I’up your own company?”

“That’s right,” I said, ht, so don’t say anything yet”

“I’ve got a business ive you some pointers”

“That would be fantastic,” I said with a big smile

Jenny caught sight of another of woh, I wished that she hadn’t Though Sa It see that mattered to him I tried to steer the conversation a few tiht over me

Not only that, but I caught sight of Aiden at one point too He alking along with a different blonde on his ar as usual I could see hi close to the neolet frohed

I felt an intense pang of longing Why couldn’t it be me up there with him? I wanted to be the one to lean into his face, to feel the rush of heat from his touch, to have his ar Sam beside me instead I will say this for Aiden, I was never bored with hiree, but conversations were lively They made my mind and my body feel alive as we sparred In those moments, he wasn’t Aiden the asshole playboy, but Aiden, ain

Just as I was trying yet again to pull away froin He looked pretty put out by the fact that his serlad for the distraction With one last apologetic smile, I took off for the back

The auction was set up so that each person would co sold and explain a little about the charity of their choice We uy from Sotheby’s to help us do the auction, one of those who could speak aturnout froe we set up All of the chairs we had set out were filled, and there were evenaround the room