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I realized I’d been staring at her, so I stopped and looked at the floor and then alone You’d have thought after all this ti attracted to women was still new to me, and it threw me back to the old days when I ard aroundover co any of the men in my life with me that made me unsure of myself I hadn’t had to meet new people on my own in a few years, and apparently on my own, I was just as aard as I used to be Great

“Hi, beautiful,” the blonde said in a voice as silky as her dress

So about the tone re when I’d been more a mark than a romantic possibility The voice and the word choice were as fake as a three-dollar bill I ht be aith women on my own, but I was not a mark My head came up, and whatever she saw in my eyes wilted the smile on her face

“I didn’t ry,” she said in a voice that was alainst the table, which made the bottom of the dress rise until it beca under it except for her “Most women like to be told they’re beautiful I know I do”

“You’re beautiful, sexy, and o find someone else to flirt with”

“Why should I flirt with sos?” The blonde was aliving me a chance to look down the front of the dress I kept looking at her face

I brought ray eyes They widened a little bit, but then the set a lot of cops in here, but you’re my first female detective”

“I’to hunt Newman down

The blonde sat down onthe chair push as invitation Rookie mistake on my part I knew better She wrapped her arle in ain

“You’d better be wearing at least a thong under that dress, because I do not know you well enough to have your body fluids sry, and I didn’t apologize for it

“You haven’t gotht have worked, except I wasn’t kidding about not wanting her body fluids on ht just creeped ht be

I sa back with our drinks “Get off my lap now”

“I sa you looked at me across the room”

“What do you want?”

“You, darling,” she said, leaning in to try to kiss the side of my neck