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There was a slight shiver running through my heated exhausted body
“I have a reet and then I’ off of Jake’s neck behind ?” I asked
“I think I coulda sinful effect on me
“Not tonight, you’re not,” Jake butted in “You’re booked, Lex Sorry, Mr Canton We can certainly put a fan pack in the mail for you Would you say you’re a size XL?”
I spun around to face er Jake had sized up the media fallout of this situation in half a second He didn’t want me spotted with Austin’sto him, have a picture taken with hi any one-on-one tiht me how to predict the way his manipulative mind worked The panic ritten in his eyes The cameras were around the corner, and if I stepped into vieith Luke things could turn into a publicity nightmare for Jake
I suddenly realized the possibilities Luke Canton presented I heldout at Jake I turned my smile to the tall quarterback I could have a little fun, and prove a point
“Sorry er is a little rude” I eyed Jake to put hireet”
“Great, I’ll see you then” His eyes lit with proht flutter it created
I brushed past him with Jake’s ire on my neck, but I didn’t care
As soon as ere out of Luke’s earshot, Jake hissed, “What in the hell are you thinking? You can’t be seen with him Not even here”
“Since when do you decide who ood press?”
“Babe, we both know there is such a thing as bad press and Luke Canton is the definition of it He’s the equivalent of a morally deprived man whore I don’t want you within a five-mile radius of him Understand?”
I s to be pretty hard since we’re under the same roof at the same charity event” I smiled sweetly “For the children”
“I didn’t knoas going to be here, or I would have prepared for the optics Must have been a last h to suck in a breath “He’s off limits, Lex Off limits”
Before he could berate me any further, I stepped quickly into the rooraphs For this event, there was a charitable contribution expected, except from the children I’d never accept a penny from them They were the reason I was here One hundred percent of the proceeds froht’s concert and all ofof the h