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event.”
    “Great. I told them I’d help. I’ll pick you up.”
    “No. I’ll be heading there straight from work. I’ll meet you there.”
    Graham could feel her grasping for control and vowed to stay agreeable. “Perfect. Afterward, maybe we can grab a drink or something.”
    She gaped at him. “Sure. Now, are you going to join the gym and get legal or not?”
    “You’re still going to take my money?”
    “I’m a businesswoman.”
    Alexa turned to her filing cabinet and pulled out some papers. She waved them at his chest. He stepped forward and took them, pinning the paperwork between his fingers and his water bottle.
    “I’ll fill them out today and drop them off when I come in tomorrow.”
    “Be sure to fill them out correctly so we can run your credit.” A jovial display of teeth appeared and then quickly disappeared under her stern expression.
    He cackled. “Yes, ma’am.”
    Her curt nod sent Graham strutting out of her office.
    One date was a start, but he’d get more. He could feel her waffling. She was as curious about repeating their night—sober and with full awareness—as he was. Game on.

    * * *
    A lexa dropped into her chair , forgetting how sweaty she was. As she shifted, her skin peeled off the leather seat.
    A date with Graham? Why hadn’t she just said yes?
    He looked incredibly sexy standing there in his muscle T-shirt, wet and sticking to his pecs. Sweat darkened his hair to bronze, and one curl looped down on one side of his forehead like Superman. Messy, sweaty, and with a seductive smile—the vision had almost overwhelmed the part of Alexa that thought this might be a bad idea.
    What also didn’t make sense to her was why she’d made up the part of having a date tomorrow. All she had to do was say no, and instead, she lied and earned Graham’s knowing smirk.
    Maybe she could find something to do. The last thing she wanted was for him to think she’d lied.
    Alexa clucked her tongue and stared at the ceiling.
    She met Sam in September at Melissa’s boyfriend’s birthday party, and in a “what the hell” moment, she gave him her phone number. They went on one date, and for several weeks, he had flirted with her. She had laughed and put him off. He cooled the flirting around the holidays.
    Sam only wanted to get lucky. Alexa knew from the first time she met him that he would never get to see her naked. But a fun night out with another guy would keep her from obsessing over Graham and ensure she wasn’t a liar to boot. She picked up her cell phone and sent a quick text to Sam.
    > Meet up tomorrow for drinks? Logan’s? 6:30?
    She turned her phone over and over in her hand. What was she doing? A minute later, her phone shook twice in rapid succession. First, she got affirmation of her date with Sam, and then, a message from Graham popped up.
    >> Talked to Sarah. See you Friday. Can’t wait to see your beautiful nipples
    Seriously? Alexa tapped her phone, ready to tell Graham not to bother, and it buzzed again.
    Another text from Graham.
    >> DIMPLES!!! Voice recog needs work.
    Eruptions of laughter bent her sideways. She accepted his excuse with some incredulity, but if it were an excuse and he was an asshole, she had to give it to him. He was at least a quick-thinking asshole.

Chapter Seven
    A s soon as Sam lanked toward her in front of Logan’s the following night, Alexa regretted having made the date. Not that he wasn’t handsome. He was—even if he wasn’t her type.
    Pale with strawberry blond hair, she wondered how he survived the blazing suns of a Texas summer. He probably had to dip himself in a vat of sunscreen three times a day.
    But he was tall—towering, probably, over any other woman who wasn’t six feet tall herself. Six four? No, probably six five. He moved well for a guy his size. Maybe he’d played sports.
    He perked up upon seeing her, silencing Alexa’s mental critique.
    “Hey, Alexa, you look gorgeous.”
    “Thanks, Sam.”
    He leaned forward to hug