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glanced across the room at Kay. My pulse roared at the sight of her, like it always did. I smiled involuntarily.
    Dex shook his head. "Damn, you have it bad for her. Always did."
    He paused to take another drink of beer. "Let's play the facts back. Kay went to Reno on business after Eric broke her heart. She returns home to her apartment. No mention of you. No mention of having met someone. No nothing on any of her social media accounts. She stays in, sick as a dog from food poisoning through Sunday. On Monday, a large black vehicle pulls up in front of her building and she's served with papers. A divorce summons. From you. The next day, your happy marriage is all over the news." He paused. Dex had a flair for the dramatic. "Tell me. How far off am I?"
    "Nice story. Ever thought of writing a novel?" I took a sip of beer to calm down and put on my poker face. I was good at poker. Too bad this wasn't a card game. How the hell had Dex discovered all this? The sneaky little bastard.
    He laughed. "Whatever prank you pulled, it's epic. Just don't hurt my cousin. Or I'll have to ruin you." Which sounded like your average idle threat. But Dex was dead serious. And he could probably do it if he wanted to. He already had a bunch of damning facts in his possession.
    "Wouldn't dream of it." I tried to sound amused. "As you say, I'm in love with her."
    "Isn't that sweet!" He eyed me cautiously. "That's not the end of my story, however."
    "There's more?"
    "I'm just getting to the interesting part. Suddenly, your digital fingerprint is all over the Internet. You're using our code. Face Find, the facial-recognition software we wrote together in college. The one we used to find the hot chicks we saw on campus and were too afraid to talk to." Again with the dramatic pause. "You're looking for something. More accurately, someone. Who is it? What's going on, Green? What have you gotten yourself into? Let me in on it, too. I can help."
    I shrugged. His offer was tempting. "I'm always looking for something. Watching my competitors. There's nothing out of the ordinary in that."
    He laughed. "I don't believe you." He glanced across the room to where Kay was talking with her friends and casting surreptitious glances our way when they thought we weren't looking.
    What were they saying about me? Were they as suspicious as Dex?
    "Look, if I can find this much out this easily, others can, too," Dex said, reasonably. "Whatever you're up to, watch yourself, man. And remember, me and my superior coding skills are here for you whenever you need my help."
    "Good to know." My gaze lingered on Kay. That stupid smile was still on my face, the one I couldn't suppress.
    Dex gave me a pitying look and shook his head. "I wouldn't do this for just anybody. But I'm going to help you out with my cousin—since you conned her into marriage somehow you have my grudging respect. And the moms—hers and mine—are going to be hellcats if this marriage breaks up. Family harmony means so much to me!" His eyes danced.
    "I don't know much about love. But I'd suggest scouring the Internet and finding something doused in pheromones to induce at least a little lust. She's always fondly said you were sweet. You may be able to use that to your advantage. That's something new to her in a man.
    "Your real advantage will be to treat her like she has a brain. She inherited the Harrington smarts from our moms. But people rarely get past her looks. And her interest in style and fashion. They don't see her creative side for the intelligence it is, and wrongly peg her as a superficial dumb blond. Appreciate that and she might fall for it. You have the perfect business for her. Use Flash to your advantage. Get her involved in it."
    His eyes were sharp as he continued to stare at me. He sighed. "You can con a girl into a date. Into bed. And, shit, evidently into marriage. But how the hell do you prank them into falling in love with you? If you find out, dude, you have to share."
    He sighed.