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change your life?”
    Kristen nodded.
    “Then let’s get rid of the scapegoat. We’ll hire a couple of interns. If they work out, we’ll talk about taking one or both of them on as associates. Business is booming. We’re taking in enough money that we can afford to bring in some extra help. We can make them do a lot of this damn grunt work. Agreed?”
    “Yeah. That’s a good idea. I have a friend who teaches law at Barton University. I’ll see if she can suggest some promising students.”
    “Cool. That will allow us to work a little less. Now it’s time to get serious about the set-ups. We let the last couple of months slide away from us. No more stalling. From this point on, we keep each other on track. Okay?”
    Kristen reached for her purse and car keys. “It’s a deal. So, should we go meet bachelor number one?”
    Jason stepped aside as Kristen walked by him. “Yep. Lead the way.”
     
     
    They were halfway through the first drink when Rod excused himself to go to the restroom. Once he was out of earshot, Jason leaned closer. “So?”
    “Seriously? He’s what you think my type is?” Kristen shook her head. “This was a big mistake.”
    Jason frowned, apparently amazed by her dismay. “What’s wrong with him?”
    Kristen looked at him as if he’d grown a third head. When it was clear he really didn’t get it, she explained. “He still lives at home.”
    “So what?”
    “He’s forty-five years old, he’s never been married and he’s still living with his parents. That doesn’t seem odd to you?”
    Jason lifted one shoulder as he gave her a shit-eating grin. “Not really. Maybe he’s saving money to buy a house like you.”
    “Touché, smart ass. But at least I’m living on my own. And with twenty years of rent-free living under his belt, I think it’s safe to say he could afford a damn mansion by now.”
    When she left the office, she’d been impressed by Jason’s intuitiveness. He’d managed to get right to the root of her unhappiness and then he’d even offered some suggestions of how she could move past it. Now, however, he appeared to have turned back into the same unobservant, clueless man she’d grown accustomed to over the years.
    Jason shook his head as if her complaint was unreasonable. “I didn’t expect you to be so narrow-minded and picky.”
    “His mother still does his laundry.”
    Jason tilted his head. “How can you know that just by looking at him?”
    Kristen gritted her teeth and prayed for patience. “He mentioned it when you were flirting with the waitress.”
    “Oh.” Jason looked only slightly chagrined. “Wow. Lucky bastard. I hate doing laundry. Just went out last Friday and bought more boxers so I could skip it this weekend.”
    Kristen glanced at her watch. “How much longer do we have to sit here? I really wanted that hot bath.”
    “We haven’t even finished the first beer. It would be rude to leave so soon.”
    “Fine.” Kristen pointed her finger in Jason’s face. “But if he starts rambling on about his pet bird again, I fully expect you to save me.”
    “No problem.” Even as Jason distractedly spoke the words, she knew she was screwed. Her partner was checking out the redheaded waitress again.
    She lifted her beer and took a big swig. “I thought you were bored with the bimbos of the world. Turning over a new leaf. Or were those just empty words you were spouting in my office earlier?”
    He smirked at her, letting her know he was aware of her ploy to drink fast and run when she took another healthy chug. “I’m not planning to hook up with her. I’m just bored.”
    She grimaced. “Rod does tend to drone on and on, doesn’t he?”
    Jason nodded. “Yeah. Sorry. I didn’t realize. He and I never really talked much before tonight.”
    Kristen rubbed her forehead. “I must have been insane to agree to let you set me up,” she said. “If this is an example of the type of guy you think is perfect for me ,maybe I’d be smarter