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"Thomas?" I say and extend my hand "Marina's told me all about you"
For his part, Tho lances away, ato be a real problem
What the hell was Marina thinking, bringing Thomas to this party? Of all times to have me meet a potential date Jon thinks I' nothing but spending time with the team He really doesn't think I'm a human – or a woman
I'm just his damn CTO That's all I am to him A workhorse
Well, I need so to find me, so I have to find it I realized that after Marina pointed out how et away from the team and Jon
I intend to stop that at least a little tonight
Tho at him, pleased to be pampered just a bit I don't h I don't want to be treated like I' man to take control A h to take it A girl does get tired so the door for you or pulling out your chair or kissing your knuckles is a welcoe from business as usual
We talk for a while, and I feel everyone's eyes on us – especially Jon's eyes I'htly self-conscious Hell, corins knowing Pete, our software engineer, punches Jon in the ar a sneer from him Jon’s on his third beer and I can see a little bit of his wildness come out
While I' to Tho Jon, i tieous, if you like blond Viking gods When we first round and called hinar?"
Back then, he was totally ripped, his hair buzzed short Fors on the set of Vikings, all rippling ish hair bleached by the sun Scruffy chin and jaw Dark blue tribal tats on his body
If looks could kill, Thomas would be dead
I try to ignore Jon and focus on Tho us about his lecture at Harvard, hoas delayed because of the enthusiastic crowd of studentshim afterward He tells us about his latest non-fiction book, Philosophy and Star Wars, that's being published this year and how he's going to do a book tour to promote it
Yeah, he's handsome in a man-next-door sort of ith dark eyes and hair, a touch of grey at his sideburns A brilliant soatee He just doesn't do it for me
There's no throbbing inin bed with him
Not the way they throb when I think of Jon – but he's such ato happen between us I'd just be one more notch on Jon's belt and I deserve more