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“Make that two”

After the conversation with Lowell lefta French, I bend to open the wine fridge and pull out a new bottle since I finished off the last one Holding it up, he shakes his head, answering withoutto ask the question I take a bottle of bourbon froht need soer for this conversation, too

Rad hangs up his keys and then slips into our bedroolasses poured, mine over rocks, his neat, I take a sip

“Is it that bad?” he asks Discarding his suit in the room, I don’t mind the replacerin, appreciating the way the sleeves of the black T-shirt cling to his biceps It may be a plain cotton shirt, but he sure does knoear it

“Terrible,” I say, trying to keep the fire froulp this time to prepare for the unknown direction of this conversation “I have to hand it to you, Welly For souy on a date to a wedding, you’re fairly calht you to control your emotions in law school did a stellar job”

He tilts the glass back and e it down Okay, maybe he’s not so calm But I appreciate the initial effort

He says, “They don’t teach patience or any other techniques for controlling your teuess you just lucked out with me”

“I sure did” Using e hirasp’s reach I tug his so I can wrap my arms around his neck

He tilts his head like he’s not falling for my antics Little does he know, he already has Just like I’ve fallen for hiuesstiht I sht back “What are you doing, Tealey?”

“Lovin’ up my man” I slide my hand underneath his T-shirt, and his ertips

“Your hands are cold” He rubs gings

I’m reminded of the cocktail beside me and pick it up to rattle the ice “The drink is cold Hence, cold hands” His eyes never leave mine when I tip it back

Waiting until I s, he licks his lips and then asks, “I take it Jean-Luc is Marlow’s idea?”

“Yes, Counselor” My trick doesn’t work Just using the terets me thrown over his shoulder and taken to bed

His brows pull together instead “And why, exactly, did you agree to this date?”

“Since we’re speaking in exacts, I never did”