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Didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what came next

“And you had a crush on her,” Steve finished

He looked relieved that Steve had said it first “You could say that”

Steve stood “Okay, we’re done here”

Donalan looked a little shaken by his abruptness He reached his hand out and Steve shook it for the second time in less than ten minutes “I have to say that’s the shortest successful interview I’ve ever been on I don’t need a week to think about it I’ll take the job”

“Good” He knew he sounded gruff, but he couldn’t help hiood-looking guy A guy who had soirlfriend

It suddenly occurred to hi

He hadn’t wanted to call Kitty his girlfriend

What he’d wanted to say was, his woman

Steve got to the restaurant first, which didn’t really surprise him any In all the while he’d known Terrie, she’d never been on ti He’d just ordered a beer when he spotted her weaving her way through the tables toward hi dark hair and the best tits money could buy The kind of woman who turned heads and knew it She was also a snake and a liar But a sive her that It was hard to believe that at one tiht he’d been in love with her

They’d met a few years after he’dstarted in the construction business and they were ood money Terrie was a real-estate attorney, a few years older than he was, and divorced with a young son She’d encouraged Steve to invest in a couson, a hotshot land developer from south Florida Dave hadn’t wanted in on it, so Steve had kept his two businesses separate It didn’t take long for the investment to pay off Before Steve knew it he’dThe relationship with Terrie had flowed naturally She was attractive and they’d started sleeping together He thought the fact that she had a son and was professionally stable was a good oone downhill

“My God, it’s hot out there!” She ive hie “I detest Florida in su”

The waiter brought him his beer and Terrie fluttered her fake eyelashes at hi me a water with lemon, please?”

The poor shht her the water and they proceeded to order

“Telldown to business