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“Yes, and all it took wasa full-size picture of yourself in a tux”

“Seeood idea at the time”

“Your ego knows no bounds, does it?”

“Hey, I had more offers to buy that picture than I did sales of underwear I could have made a fortune”

Kirsty bit back a smile

“So why didn’t you sell it?”

“I orried what they’d do with it,” he said with a shrug “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the women in this town aren’t all that predictable”

Kirsty laughed

“Aye, it could have been used for target practice,” she said

“Or—as one woman told me—a fantasy aid in the bedroom”

Kirsty couldn’t control the giggle that erupted She waved as the pub staff left for the night It

was just her and Lake—alone And for the first ti

“As it is, Betty took the picture ho bewildered

That was all it took to send her over the edge She was laughing so hard that she had to clutch her side

“That’s priceless,” she said at last