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happened to appear in my neighborhood, Cade would immediately figure out that I betrayed him.”
    â€œCade
who
?” Eric was perplexed.
    â€œCade Harrison, the Hollywood actor. Tall, blond, amazingly beautiful… he was in that film about the future, he was a soldier…”
    â€œOh, yes! That hunk!” Zoe leaned on the store’s counter.
    â€œAre you talking about the guy who signs his autograph on butts?” Eric sounded bored.
    Clover smiled. “Exactly! Him! In fact, it was the first thing I told him. And he blushed, he was so embarrassed!”
    â€œI’m surprised that
you
, you little nerd, didn’t blush just talking about it!” Zoe said, pinching him on the cheek.
    Eric adjusted his glasses on his nose. “I’m not a wan… an idiot!”
    â€œYes,
wanker
! And you could pronounce the whole word, without fearing to be struck by lightening…” Zoe blew him a kiss. “You’re sweet, Eric. Always our little
Mr
Perfect
…”
    Eric walked away, mumbling, while Clover gave Zoe a withering look. “It’s hard to believe he’s still your friend after so many years of mocking him. Sometimes you’re hateful.”
    â€œEric knows that I love him. I just enjoy being a pest. Don’t you love me too?” She giggled, flirting with her big gray eyes.
    Clover sighed. “This strategy doesn’t work with me, Zoe. Did you forget that I don’t have a penis?”
    Liberty Allen, the store’s owner, entered the room at that moment. As always, she was immaculate in her gray pantsuit, her blonde hair tied up in a perfect ponytail.
    â€œWhy do I hear you talking about the
male appendage
every time you’re together?”
    Clover laughed. “We weren’t talking about that!”
    â€œOn the contrary! We were, and we were taking about a famous one… a golden one! I wonder if it is actually hard like gold…”
    â€œZoe!” Liberty and Clover shouted in unison.
    Zoe ignored their shout. “Liberty, our wood nymph here has the good fortune of having as her neighbor, a man as beautiful as the devil!”
    â€œI don’t understand why the devil should be considered beautiful. It is a contradiction.” Eric commented from his corner.
    â€œHowever, it’s just a temporary location for him. He’s hiding from journalists and the media.” Clover informed them.
    â€œOk, so he’s a
temporary
neighbor, beautiful like a Greek god… do you know who he is, Lib?” Zoe was bursting with impatience.
    â€œWell, considering that you find all men attractive who have massive muscles and small brains, it shouldn’t be difficult for Liberty to understand who he is.” Eric had a very sarcastic tone.
    â€œIt’s Cade Harrison!” Zoe couldn’t wait.
    â€œ
No Man’s Land
, right?” Liberty asked, looking down at some files of recent orders.
    Clover was giving some last touches to the Christmas window. “You know, Lib, you’re incredible! You immediately remembered his most famous film, while Eric and I talked about gossip, and Zoe was thinking only of his physical attributes… you are light years ahead!”
    â€œWell, it’s not by chance that I’m the boss here. If the store were in Zoe’s hands, we would have a men only clientele, with some special extra services maybe…”
    â€œYes, like in
The Client List
!” Zoe laughed. “But the women in that TV series happen to meet only handsome men, with amazing bodies! I don’t think I would be as lucky…”
    â€œAnd, on the other hand, if we had Eric as the store manager, we would always have an empty store, because of his shyness.”
    â€œBeing someone of few words, who doesn’t speak out of context, isn’t necessarily the definition of shy.” Eric protested.
    â€œAnd, if we had
you
as a manager, Clover, all the merchandise would be