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Men What a bunch of fuckers

"Are you alright?"

Tate smiled as Sanders moved to stand next to her

Okay, not all men

"I’otten to spend any ti her lip out Sanders cleared his throat

"There’ll be ti his tie

H He’s nervous

"Sandy," Tate started "Is there so on that I should know about?"

"Why would you ask me that?"

"Because of this party Dinner last night Ang Isadora"

"The party is because of the resort property he is investing in, Mr Hollingsworth is for you, dinner was a ht-place, and Ms Silva just happened to be an investor in the same resort," Sanders prattled off quickly Tate turned to fully face hi I’ve learned about you – when I really want to know thebehind an action, you feed me all the obvious points But I know you knohat I’," she called him out He sed thickly, didn’t quiteme, if you know I’ll always respond that way?" he countered

"You’d tellbad?" Tate asked in a quiet voice Sanders’ eyes finally met hers

"Of course I would," he assured her, his voice very serious She smiled and reached out, squeezed his arood? I e the subject

"And I miss you, as well But you know it’s not that simple," he replied She snorted

"It is There’s plenty of -,"

"Sanders!"

Jameson had a voice that could carry when he wanted it to, so there was no ht-lipped s his way across the roohed, clapped Sanders on the back Introduced hiroaned and pushed away frolance at her watch told her it was only five in the afternoon The party would go on for a while, but she was over it already She wound her way through people, sot to the other side of the roo the door softly behind her

Her phone was at one end of the dresser, plugged in and charging She could see the notification light blinking on it, so she made her way over Turned on the screen It was froh pictures of the other girl at a bachelorette party in Vegas Tate had been invited to the saht she would be busy with the bar Turned out she was busy on the other side of the world

Well, not technically busy

Tate didn’t kno long they texted back and forth Long enough that sheher elbows on top of it She told Rusty all about her own trip, about Ja her from one odd incident to the next Rusty and Jameson had met, several times, but the other woman had always been a little afraid of hi to hulanced up to see Ja the knob