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would have been easier if he’d given her some sort of clue. She wondered why his note said nothing about last night or whether he’d tried to look for her. She had kind of promised him, after all, that she’d spend time with him. Did he even remember asking her? Had he deliberately not said anything to make her think he didn’t care? Was it her fault Sterling had found her first?
    She could have told Sterling that Hugh had asked her to spend time with him, but she’d chosen not to. She couldn’t very well fault Hugh for that.
    Caleigh hugged her elbows as memories of last night and this morning came rushing back. Never in her wildest imagination had she envisioned a man who could make love like Sterling. Nor would she have guessed it from him. He was so quiet and reserved. Her best friend Babs had told her it was the quiet ones you always had to watch out for. Oh boy, had she been right. Caleigh couldn’t wait to write Babs and tell her all about Sterling.
    The thought of letters forced a groan from her. She still had the three marriage proposals to contend with, and she couldn’t just ignore them. She’d have to write all three men back and either let them down gently or string them along for a while longer. It seemed cruel to refuse them during a war or by mail.
    A knock on the door snapped her back to the present. “It’s time, Caleigh,” Niko called through the door. She stood up, grabbed her glass of water and lime slices, then opened the door.
    “You ready?” Niko’s smile was infectious.
    “You bet. Let’s knock ’em dead.”
    As the band went through their final sound checks, Caleigh took a sip of water and peeked around the curtain. Hugh was at a table in the front, along with Leo, Andras, and Blair. Next to their table, Sterling sat with Zach and Emmett. Hanging on Emmett’s arm was a woman Caleigh didn’t recognize.
    On the other side of Hugh’s table were two more owners she’d briefly met, Blade and Cristian. Each one was with a woman. Behind them sat owners Demetrius and Gregory, also with guests. The room was packed. Caleigh didn’t see an empty table, and a few people stood along the back wall. She’d be playing to full house—exactly what she needed tonight. She took a final sip of water and squared her shoulders to wait until the announcer finished her introduction.
    The roar of the crowd and the wolf whistles from the two front tables put her immediately at ease. She’d chosen this dark dress with the sequins on purpose. It showed off her cleavage and clung to her hips like a glove. Caleigh stepped up to the microphone and began a slow version of “As Time Goes By.” Every place she’d sung it before it had brought down the house. Most people were used to hearing a man sing it, not a woman.
    Although Binnie Hale had a successful recording of it in 1931, that version was mostly known in Europe. Caleigh always tried to stay true to Binnie’s unique phrasing when she sang the song, even though her voice was more similar to Billie Holliday’s or Lena Horne’s than Binnie Hale’s.
    Caleigh scanned the crowd as she neared the end of the song. They loved it. She could feel their support in waves. She finally dared to look Hugh in the eyes and almost stumbled on the words. His stormy eyes held her gaze, daring her to look away. Lust rolled off him like thunderheads advancing. She half expected to see lightning start shooting from his hair.
    She drew strength from within and finished the song, bowing before they started clapping because she had to break eye contact with Hugh. When she finally looked at him again, a smile played at the corners of his mouth, almost as if he knew her internal struggle.
    The next song was “Someone To Watch Over Me,” and Caleigh swayed seductively as she sang, giving equal eye contact to both Sterling and Hugh. If either man noticed she was singing to the other, they didn’t show it.
    Hugh continued to watch her with a half smile, his eyes blazing