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“I’ll bet you say that to all your guests,” Gray said, and returned the smile

“Only to the ones who perforood deeds”

O’Connell tucked his hand into the pocket of his trousers He wore a navy-blue suit, well-cut and tailored in much the same conservative style as the discreetly expensive ones Gray usually wore in the courtrooold jewelry A pinky ring, at least So as businessmen—or at least about Keir O’Connell, who looked as if he’d be equally at home here or in a New York City boardroom

“It was very decent of you to help one of my employees,” O’Connell said He jerked his chin toward the alcove where the redhead stood, frozen, staring at them both

“Oh” Gray shrugged his shoulders “It wasn’t h for the lady to have told me her name “Actually,” he said, with a little ured would make it simpler to ease into a deeper conversation that would lead him to Dawn, “it’s my conscience that deserves thanks”

O’Connell raised one coal-black eyebrow “Your conscience?”

“Well, the lady’s car broke down just past a rise in the road I was barreling along when all of a sudden she was right ahead of me I stopped on the proverbial diuess you’d call the heat of the ured I owed her one”

Keir laughed, just as Gray hoped he would “I’m sure she doesn’t blame you for that, Mr Baron She told me that nobody else stopped to help her”

“I’m sure someone would have, sooner or later,” Gray said, hat he hoped was the right amount of modesty

“Maybe, but you’re the man that did And I appreciate it It may sound corny, but we like to think of ourselves as fa Have you had your breakfast? I’d be happy to walk you over to the Reveille Caf;aae and buy you—”

“I’ve already eaten, thanks”

“Well, then, it would be e for you to have dinner at La Chanson”

“That’s very nice of you, Mr O’Connell, but—”

“Please Call me Keir”

“Keir” Gray hesitated He and O’Connell were grinning at each other like old pals Noas the time to ask about Dawn On the other hand,until the conversation went on a little longer And maybe, what the hell, he could solve one problem before he moved on to the next “Keir, actually, if you want to thank me—”