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He frowns "You travel a lot?"

"I do" I frown as I re out"

"Who is?"

"My assistant, Clancy I have no internet on my phone, and I couldn’t check in, she'll be worried sick"

"You can use e"

"Would you mind?"

"Sure" He gets up and hands me his phone and I dial her number "Hello" She answers

"Clancy it's me"

"Oh, thank fucking God I thought you were dead I was about to send out a search party"

I smile "No, I'm fine I did crash my car but I' with a …" My eyes flick up to Jack and I pause as I try to think of the right description… a hot ht me in I just wanted you to know I' You can reach me on this number"

"Okay, great I'm so relieved"

"Speak to up and pass the phone back to Jack

"You have an assistant?" he asks

"I have three"

He raises his eyebrows in surprise

"Well you have six," I reply

"I guess" He sips his drink, alasses

Two hours later

I hate to admit it, but the cranky mountain man is actually quite witty

And dare I say it… a little gorgeous We've chatted about everything, with no real deep subject He's easy to talk to, and save him credit for

"Are you working tomorrow?" I ask

"No, there’s more rain in the forecast"

"You don’t work in the rain?"

"Depends where we are in the job If the roof is already on, we do"

I sed with a hammer "So, what do you do for fun up here?"

He shrugs "Not much There's a few bars in town"

"Not ine you would have Alaskan wo at your feet"

He smiles bashfully "Well……I'm a one-woman kind of man"

What does that irlfriend or someone you see?"

"No Not since…" His voice trails off