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I looked at Vaughn as he stooped to lower his back

“Piggy back ride?”

“Hop on”

I giggled as I juround

“Hang on”

I securedtoward the inn That was the moment I realized that beneath the confidence and the polished sexy exterior Behind his shn was fun

I lefttexted to me I also sent a follow up email It didn’t make sense that she hadn’t responded to either of us

“Do you want to tell hn asked He sat on the bed with his laptop, watching me pace

I fell onto the bed “In the vaguest of terh profile ress and I still can’t find her”

I stared at the ceiling It sounded much worse when I said it out loud

“Do you want to head back to the city?” he suggested

“What?” I sat forward

“I understand if you want to check on her You ht feel better if you’re back in DC It’s an important case I assume an important client”

“And just leave the winery?”

He closed the screen “Are you going to be able to think about anything else while we’re here and you haven’t heard from her?” he asked