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"Potential lover?" I ask, raising my eyebrows

"No," she says and chuckles

"Damn," I say miserably as I clutch at my heart "So there's no hope for me?"

"Not at the rate you're going," she quips, and it h in return She's fun to jest with

But playtime's over

Leaning in toward her, I ask in a low, seductive voice that has garnered me dozens of dates before, "Is there any chance at allno o out with me?"

She takes a small step back from me, which probably means the a

"Sorry," she says with a sympathetic smile, "but I don't think we'd have a lot in common, so I'd have to decline"

"Now, that's just throwing in the towel a little too soon," I chastise her "How do you knoouldn't have anything in common?"

I certainly know the asms we'd have would satisfy us both tremendously

Olivia gives a tiny laugh of aentlyalmost sympathetically "No offense, Garrettbut you have sort of a reputation as a playboy You're dangerous"

Ouch That hurt

Notclose to striking out co that happens to me

Ever

I take a sip of beer and then lowersmile "A playboy, huh? So what exactly have you heard about ht with you"

She circles one finger over the rilass as she drops her eyes froo out with the same woman more than once That you're a player"

I snort, not because that's untrue

It's so truealone out with a woman more than once"

She cocks her eyebrow at me in skepticism "Oh, yeah? Do tell"

"WellI went out with one woman at least three times that I recall," I tell her with rin No need to tell her it took et in that woman's pants because the first two dates were cut short since she was a doctor and got called to the hospital

"Oh, " She gasps in false ah "Three whole times That's incredible"

I give her a s look "SeeI have layers that you can't even dream of"

Olivia gives lad that at least I' out, but at least I got a gorgeous s

"You're hilarious, Garrett," she says, as her laugh winds down into the cutest chuckles "Seriouslyyou crack me up"

"Which is why you should totally go out with "

And in ht is out, I hope to ht now But hell, even if it took a few dates to get her there, I'ht, funny, and totally hot woman would be worth the extra effort

"Hhtfully as she eyes ood-looking sort of way, I think I'"