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“Really? Then let me introduce myself Tyler Jacobson,” he said “And since it appears your date is not a date, that must mean you’re free to dance”

Not a good idea when she was on the job “I’ic”

“To dancing or to handsome men?”

She chuckled He was definitely handsoet a starving man to offer up his last bite of bread “A little of both”

He swiped a cha waiter and handed it to her “Luckily for you, I happen to know that this is the cure”

She took a sip, s for the first time since she’d walked out her front door A little harala—now that was an adventure she hadn’t had before The night was beginning to look up

“You don’t give up, do you?” she teased

Tyler’s saze slid sideways to Sawyer as he talked on his phone to so”

Clover’s spider sense tingled as she looked between Sawyer and the othertux “And what exactly do you have in mind?”

“One dance, that’s all Then I’ll bring you right back to your dreadfully boring not-date”

“He’s not boring” Infuriating? Stuffy? Devastating to her panties? She’d give a hell yes to all the above, but not boring

“Whatever you say” He took the cha waiter’s tray, then tucked her hand into the crook of his elbow and led her out onto the dance floor

One dance One fantasyA little adventure to put in herShe’d just be sure to keep an eye on Sawyer, and if Helene—or anyone else—approached, she’d slip away from her partner Until then, it was Cinderella time

Like every other song the band had played tonight, it was a slow one So here she was in the arer in a tux in the middle of The Grand Hotel, which totally stayed true to its na brilliance, and danced It was a scene right out of a princess ertips on her waist No languorous desire sliding across her skin No anticipation pushing her to close the very socially-acceptable gap between their bodies

“So how did you and Sawyer ht but the look in his much more serious eyes told another story