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“No, I don’t”

“Well, it’s green” He grinned “But it’s still Texas, where men are men and cows are cows, and anybody who doesn’t wear boots is pretty much an alien species What about you?”

“What about…? Oh I’rowing up” She took a paper napkin from the plastic container centered on the table and touched it to her lips “Well, this was really very nice, Mr Baron”

“Gray, please”

“Gray It was a nice break”

“For me, too”

“And I’ coffee turned out to be—”

“Nice”

“Yes It was…” She blushed “Mr Baron Gray Look, I don’t want you to think I’ood at this”

Gray caught hold of her hand as she began to stand up “At what?”

She took a deep breath “Never uests”

“You also said it wasn’t against hotel policy”

“That’s right” Carefully she disengaged her hand from his

“But you do date”

“Yes,” she said, lying through her teeth, “of course, but—”