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hiding and whether she was brave
enough to find out.

Chapter Three
     
    Matt had no right to pry, but he
couldn’t help himself. He’d blown up when Robert accused Kristen of sleeping
around because it was a lie. In high school, the football players had dubbed
her the ice princess because she’d never let anyone go all the way. He sensed a
part of her was still holding back, fearful of getting too close, and he wanted
to know why.
    “Why don’t we get out of here?” he asked.
“My driver’s waiting. I can text him and tell him we’re ready. I’ll take you
anywhere you want to go.”
    Her eyes were still closed, but her throat
moved as though she was trying to swallow tears instead of shedding them. “I
don’t care,” she said so softly he barely heard her. “I don’t care where we go.
I just want to get out of here, away from him.”
    Seeing how deeply affected she was by her
fiancé’s insult made Matt even more curious about their breakup. The guy seemed
like a jerk, but did she still have feelings for him? Matt needed to know now
before he fell harder.
    Taking her hand, Matt led her to the foyer.
He gestured to a gilded, cream-colored bench seat in the upscale lobby,
encouraging her to sit while he texted his driver. He was sure Lawrence was
right around the corner, waiting for him. Lawrence prided himself on
exceptional customer service, and when he was hired for the night, he made
himself available all night, until he saw his clients home.
    “He’ll be here in five minutes,” Matt said,
reading Lawrence text less than a minute later. “Do you want anything before we
leave?”
    “No, I’m okay.” She ran her hands up and
down her bare arms.
    Matt sat beside her, settling his arm
around her shoulders. “Do you want my jacket? Are you cold?”
    She shook her head, looking no less miserable
than she had when she fled from the table. “No, I’m fine.” She looked at the
black and gold carpet. “I shouldn’t have come here.”
    “I’m glad you did,” he whispered, wishing
he could say or do something to take away the sting of that bastard’s insult.
“I was hoping I’d get to see you again… and again and again.” He grinned when a
smile softened her lips as she looked at him. “That’s better. I love your
smile.”
    The smile blossomed as she laid her head on
his shoulder. “I have lousy taste in men. I always have the best intentions,
swearing that it’s going to be different. But it never is.”
    “Never say never.” He didn’t know a lot
about Kristen’s dating history, but he didn’t have to. He had half a dozen
female friends who’d told him the same story. They were all smart and
beautiful, yet their love lives were a disaster because they always chose a man
who broke their heart.
    “I wish I could just let it go.” She sighed
softly. “I have, but a part of me still wants to find my happily ever after,
you know?”
    “We all want that.” He’d been blessed with
a good example of a solid marriage, and he wanted to set the same example for
his own kids. He saw how in love his friend Zach was with his new wife and son,
and he wanted the same for himself.
    “It gets lonely sometimes,” she said,
barely loud enough for him to hear. “Coming home to an empty apartment every
night.” She sniffled. “I guess it doesn’t help that I hate my apartment.”
    “So why don’t you find a new place, one you
like better?”
    “My mother tells me if I get too comfortable,
too set in my ways, I’ll give up on the idea of ever finding someone to share
my life.” She slid a wide silver ring off her index finger. “She’s probably
right.”
    “I don’t know about that,” Matt said. “I
happen to love my house, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t be willing to start a
new life somewhere else if I found the love of my life and she had other ideas
about where we should live.”
    Before Kristen could respond, they heard a
car pull up outside. “Sounds like your driver’s