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Chapter One

Sometimes, a desperate woman resorted to desperate measures

The cliche repeatedly ran through Aubrey Cooper’s head as she strode through the crowds clustered within the s the dimly lit room with ruthless efficiency The restaurant had been closed to the public tonight, and everyone was in full celebration h her veins, which wasn’t helping her state ofpassed around, and the delicious scents wafting through the air were rowl

Not that she could eat right at this ht—

Ah, there he was Flynn Foley Second-string quarterback for the San Jose Hawks The Golden Boy—that was the nickna and fast, tall and broad and gorgeous as hell, he was an exceptional football player who had been sitting on the bench for far too long this season

He also made Aubrey’s toes curl every ti to ignore, considering she was his publicist and worked with him all the time As in, she had to stare at that handsome face and listen to that deep, delicious voice all the ti-toe affliction and the rapid development of her mad, crazy crush

The crush had beconore

The Hawks franchise had a stringent no-dating policy—though it wasn’t athere wasn’t a ton of women orked there Of course, she would have to fall for her client Not that he seemed to notice He was always nice to her, easy to ith, very easy on the eyes At first, she’d thought there was a spark between them, but that spark must have died a quick, painless death, because the man clearly wasn’t interested in her

Or maybe there was a chance she couldher all-over-the-place thoughts tonight Alcohol and finding out via Facebook that her ex-boyfriend was gettinglove, then dumped her as soon as she’d moved to San Jose to start her job with the Hawks—one one This wo her almost immediately after Aubrey had moved aas supposed to be his rebound

Not the one

Ugh She paused near the bar and glanced around, wishing she had another drink Everyone seeether—probably planning where they were going later tonight to party harder, because tomorrow they were back to business The paired-off players were sitting with their significant others, looking cozy as they all chatted a themselves

And then there was her, Aubrey, all alone in theabout Derek and his ie to Rebound Girl She wasn’t in love with Derek She hadn’t ever really thought of him, either, until the Facebook announceuy already and moved on It just…irked her That Derek had found someone and she was still alone Lonely

One ured Thenhi eyes, and offer hiue?

Aubrey shook her head, shook the very idea straight out of her ether Any type of relationship, however tehts were ridiculous Her bold idea to approach Flynn and kiss him? Reckless Risky

Stupid Right?

Okay, h her veins Her thoughts had derailed straight into Crazy Town Clearly she was feeling down and out over her ex And over the fact that she’d found out so

Ru to be her client er She’d earlier overheard her boss, the head publicist, Harvey Price, discussing Flynn’s fate with the coach And Coach Walsh had specifically said they were considering trading Foley

She’d heard it coht out of his mouth It wasn’t a rumor And that meant Mister Hot Pants hiood Lord, theSilver lining? She could pursue hier

Though she should probably break it to hio…

Nah She couldn’t do that J