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the focus
he needed, and waiting for IT to get him her phone number.
    *****
    Curled up in the corner of the plush sofa in her hotel room,
Janie gazed out the window at the darkening sky. She had enjoyed a most
excellent day wandering through the park and now she was content to spend the
evening relaxing, dining in and flicking through the channels on the TV.
Picking up the remote control, she pushed the power button and the bright light
of the TV filled the room. Stopping on the USA channel, Janie immediately
recognized the show and grinned; Law & Order SVU. Benson and Stabler were
questioning a suspect in the grim interrogation room and she threw her head
back and laughed loudly.
    He was the perfect gentleman , thought Janie. IS
the perfect gentleman. Her mind wandering back to that perfect kiss earlier,
so mesmerizingly gentle and it had certainly left her wanting more.
    Her cell phone rang and she grabbed it off the coffee table.
Reading the number displayed, she didn’t recognize it, but it said ‘New York,
NY’. There were only a couple of places that Janie had given her number to, the
hotel was one of them. She pushed the button and said hello.
    “Hi. How was your day?” The smooth silky voice on the other
end was instantly familiar.
    “Oh! Hi! Um, it was nice.” Janie tripped over her tongue
trying to spit out the words. “How did you get my number?”
    Matt chuckled at Janie’s suspicious tone. “You called my
office and we have caller ID.”
    “Oh,” came the reply.
    “So what did you do today?” he asked.
    “I spent the day in the park. It was such a pretty day so I
thought I would explore. It really is big isn’t it?”
    Matt could hear her relax as she spoke. “I guess it is. I
don’t spend much time there. I am usually in meetings or on a plane.”
    Janie frowned. “That’s too bad. You’re missing out.” She
remembered the expanse of grass and the lakes and the fountains. “I thought it
was amazing. To think in this massive city of bricks and concrete there is a
huge oasis right in the middle. What do you do that keeps you in meetings or on
a plane?”
    “I am a real estate developer,” he said. “I buy land and
build on it, or I buy existing buildings and remodel and lease, or sometimes
re-sell.”
    “Houses?” asked Janie, genuinely curious.
    “Commercial mostly, although I have been known to buy an
apartment building or two. In fact the very first building I bought was a
brownstone that I converted into 4 apartments.”
    “And that keeps you on a plane?”
    “My company owns property all around the world.”
    “Oh.” Janie really didn’t know what else to say.
    “Well I am glad you are enjoying my city,” Matt smiled. He
was going to have to walk through the park again. It really had been a long
time.
    “I am.”
    “Er, Janie?”
    “Hmm?”
    “There is a charity fundraiser on Sunday evening that I have
to go to. They’re usually quite boring but everyone dresses up and usually a
famous singer or two perform and the food is pretty good.” Matt grinned as he
recalled Janie’s rapture with a plate of ravioli. “Would you come with me? As
my date?”
    Janie’s mouth gaped open and she was totally speechless. Holy
shit! He’s asking me out on another date!
    “Janie? Are you there?”
    “Yeah, I’m still here.”
    “So… will you come with me?”
    “It’s a formal event?” she whispered.
    “Black tie.”
    A black tie charity fundraiser in New York City with
famous people! “Thank you Matt. I’d LOVE to go!” Janie couldn’t contain her
excitement.
    “Wonderful. I’ll pick you up at 7. Thank you Janie.”
    *****
    Matt replaced the receiver of the phone and leaned back in
his leather chair. He spun around to look out at the view from his office. The
sun had set and night was beginning to fall. The lights were beginning to
flicker through the darkness. He wondered if he should have called her and made
another date. Was that smart? She was only here for two