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“Total dud?”

“Not at all, actually” She sipped, then said, “He’s very bright and witty He’s just…a little nerdy, you know? Though in a very intriguing way It’s totally fascinating how his brain is always churning”

Alex was aa single si the for been the president of every geeky club iinable And yet…she’d been enthralled with hi his h she’d had no idea at the age of seven what that was all about

Maybe it was the fact that he see she knew that had caused her to latch on to him There really was no clear explanation They’d just instantly clicked And she wasn’t one to question their solid friendship

“Anyway,” she told Maxi, certain there was a healthy dose of conviction in her eyes, “he’s not the type to get wild and crazy Unless I dare him to”

“So dare him”

A snicker fell from her lips “I definitely would not be siets a kick out ofa wrench in his works froe in that area But I wouldn’t want to send hi? I couldn’t fathoe”

“Okay, then,” Maxi conceded, albeit reluctantly, if the hesitation in her s so Not too ht?”

Right?

Lola had her doubts Especially since her full concentration needed to be on pulling off her neork gig, not searching for Mr Right She was currently operating under the

fake it ’til youlike hell she didn’t end up a one-hit wonder in the Marketing department

Ruroomed for the director position, and he would mentor someone who could slide into his slot when vacated Lola wanted it to be her More than she wanted anything else

Well, aside from her own hot monkey sex…

A sharp clap of thunder ripped through Alex Reed’s Gainey Ranch condo Lightning flashed, illu room/kitchen combo Fat drops pelted the panes

Above the ping, ping, ping of rain, he heard the dead bolt on the front door crack His head snapped up He stared across the open kitchen to the door