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“SO, HERE WE ARE, ONCE AGAIN LIVING IN THE SAME city” Mia Cassidy took a sip of her green tea and looked over at Nathan Riley “How did that happen?”
Nathan, the epitome of tall, dark, well-rinned at her “Easy You’re obsessed with me so you followed me”
She laughed “I don’t think so You kneas thinking of starting a business here so you decided you had to get drafted by the San Francisco Sabers”
Nathan took a s of his iced tea and set the glass down Mia tracked thehands She ree when he’d used his hands to touch her—all over They’d only had that one night together, but it sure had been memorable
Yeah, the guy had nificent hands
“I’ve been here a year already, Mia You just got here So like I said, you followed me”
Her lips quirked “And aren’t you happy to have me here?”
“Actually, I aht this kind of et your PhD, and instead, you’ve got a start-up sports ht I’d end up in Cleveland orover as the Sabers quarterback now that my dad has retired”
Mia clutched her glass, feeling the cloud of anxiety rain down over her Which hy she’d asked Nathan to have lunch His charm and humor had always been a distraction for her, and oh how she needed it today “Big changes for both of us for sure How is your dad? Is he okay with the decision he made to retire?”
“He seems fine with it The Sabers won the chaued him at the tail end of the season He’s thirty-seven, so he felt like it was the right time for him to step away”
“And you don’t think he did that for you, to give you a chance to play?”
“I asked hi my dad, he’d never walk away froame too much”
Mia nodded “Since I have three brothers who play football, I believe that You should believe him, too”
She knew Nathan had been worried when his dad announced his retirement at the end of last season She also knew it added so quarterback this season for the Sabers He’d had all last season to learn froh profile as Mick Riley wasn’t going to be easy Plus, Mick was his dad
Now she was doubly happy she’d made the decision to launch her co a prime location for her, she and Nathan had always been close in college Despite their one night together—which had definitely been a mistake—they’d remained friends It was a bonus that now they would be in the same city
“How’s your co?” Nathan asked
“Just getting things rolling I told you Monique Parker caer, didn’t I?”
He grinned “Yeah She’ll h the cracks”
“I know She’s incredibly organized, even more than me”
“If that’s possible I’ve never known anyone as anal as you”
“Hey, I’ I do”
He waggled his brows at her “Don’t I know it”
She laughed “We proht ever again”
“No, you ht it was a”
Her body heated at his words “It was a But we’re friends, Nathan”
“And friends can’t have sex?”
“I don’t know Do you have sex with your friends?”
He cocked his head to the side “You knohat I mean, Mia”