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"Roht"

She knows this because I had talked to her this uest rooled under a thick, war my time with thishigh on his gallantry in notahours Not because I wasn't interested in hiet the distinct i ht my attention; his elusiveness and unpredictability has ood way Usually the men I've been with have been totally transparent and two dimensional, but Roman has piqued my interest on a variety of levels

I had told Georgia this ht uest rooht, and I just assue apartot back into town So the fact I' to her

"He talked ht," I tell her, not able to contain my excitement She kno badly I've wanted to see my dad's team in action

"And after the game?" she asks me slyly

"Well," I say playfully "He's made it clear he wants me to come back to his house"

"Of course he has," she says dryly

"No, it's not like that," I tell her quickly "I ot this really heavy flirting going on, and plenty of innuendo, but I wouldn't be surprised if nothing happens tonight You know?"

"Honey, no, I don't know," she says "I haven't been on a date or laid in years I's work nowadays, but all I know is that sex is a fine way to spend tio for it if you want"

"Georgia," I exclaie and one of the most open and liberated woateI never talked about with my mom was sex

She laughs into the phone and chides me, "I'm still a very capable wo about sex after a certain age"

"I know that," I say apologetically "It's justwe've never talked about that before"

"Well, that's because you've not been in the position since I've known you to talk about it"

That's true I've been here seven uys, and not one of theh to jump in the sack with them

"If you're interested in ive it to you," she offers

"I'll keep that in h, still not sure I want to have that conversation with her, buton It's part of the adventure of being with a man like Roman, and I don't want to make a decision on what to do until I'm faced with it

As of now, I' by the seat of my pants

"Okay," Georgia says with obvious affection in her voice "I'll see you at the shop tomorrow"

"Sounds great," I say softly "See you then"

She disconnects and I tap the edge of odsend to me since I moved here It was by sheer luck I answered her ad for a barista, and even better luck that she was so freaking awesome When I moved into the apartrieving that her only child was gone, even though I know she was also relieved in some part because of her frustrations with him I was lonely becausehad left, and we found an easy friendship that developed quickly We spentdiscussions about life, love, death, and perseverance Georgia is nothing like my mother, as quiet, calia is wild, uninhibited, and effervescent She radiates energy, and just being in her presence ood

I've come to love her and respect her just as much, and perhaps I will have a talk with her about Roet her take I've definitely never had any experience with someone like him before, so her opinion certainly can't hurt

"Lexi?" I hear frole of exciteh me

I turntoward me down the hall, a surprised but very pleased look on his face Walking beside him is Gray, and while she too looks surprised, I also see a tinge of suspicion on her face to find me here in the family area of the arena

Since dinner at her house that night, I had not seen either one of the with the team and Brian had been busy The difference is that Brian kept in frequent contact withme Gray had been incommunicado, except for the day after dinner when I had sent her a text--Brian had given me her cell phone nuether She responded quickly that she had enjoyed it too and that we should plan on getting together again This had heartened me and I wrote back i further