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“I didn’t say I’d heard anything bad,” she countered She downed the rest of the chane in one quick drink and then winced “Seriously…what is it with you Wright brothers?”

“Excuse me?” I asked with a furrowed brow

“Ignore her,” Heidi said “She’s an old friend, and she just needs another glass of chane” Heidi leaned over and hissed in Em’s ear, but I could still hear her say, “Give Him A Chance”

E herself to the task But, when she turned back to face me, she did have a half-smile on her face It see for strangers

“I’lass and motioned to the bar

“Mind if I join you?” I asked

“Sure,” she said

We weren’t that far from the bar, but even that short distance, I couldn’t see everywhere but at me She chanced one look at me, and a blush crept into her cheeks So, she wasn’t completely unaffected by me

I’d said that I wanted a challenge after all She was gorgeous and probably had guys hitting on her all the tiiveabout that only made me want to try harder

Why is she so closed off?

She retrieved another glass of cha her walk back to her friends I was not relinquishing this opportunity

“I noticed you at the cereravelly

Her eyes widened as she looked up at ht red lips The way her dark hair tu unruly and was having trouble with staying ta in her expression, in those sharp cheekbones and angled jawline, said she ild and reckless No airl underneath

“Yes That was…” She trailed off Her eyes darted to hed this short breathy thing that went straight to my dick “I noticed”

“Are you in town, visiting?” I prompted

She slowly shook her head and then glanced away from me, as if she needed a breather “Look, whatever this is, it’s not going to work”

I arched an eyebrow “And what do you think this is?”

“Honestly, I don’t know”

“I’ to you,” I said

“I’m not fooled by that notion, Jensen”