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the drinks from the bartender and threw a twenty on the bar. “No, it’s the truth.” He smiled. “I saw you earlier standing at the table with your friends. You were laughing and smiling…you looked so carefree and full of life. I find that to be a very attractive quality in a woman.”
    “All right.” I lingered, circling my straw in my glass as his words circled around in my mind. “Well, I haven’t been out in months. It’s my friend’s bachelorette party, actually.”
    “Really?” His eyes roamed over my body, admiring the way my dress squeezed my curves. “You seem like a girl who likes to have fun…often.”
    “Well, you know what they say about allegations…” I grinned, gripping the straw between my lips. I leaned in, whispering inches away from his mouth. “Unfortunate disappointments.”
    “I’d be willing to bet my right testicle that you would be anything but a disappointment, sweetheart.” His voice stayed deep, firm. His eyes embedded into mine, letting me know exactly what he was after.
    “Well, get ready to lose that bet.” I smiled confidently. “I need to get back to my friend before she thinks I ditched her.”
    “Ahh…the nice blow off…” His eyes held mine, daring me to leave.
    “I’m not blowing you off,” I insisted. “It’s just…it’s a girl’s night,” I explained.
    “Oh, girl’s night…” He let the words out easily in understanding. “Well, if you get lonely and decide to make it a fun evening, you’ll know where to find me.” He winked, gripping my elbow in his palm. He pulled me forward and pressed his lips to my cheek. “Enjoy your evening, Mac.” Tingles riveted throughout my entire body—a sensation I hadn’t felt in months. It was uncanny for someone I had just met.
    “Thanks…you, too,” I finally managed to say. I spotted Staci finally and took off with my Vodka Cranberry in my hand.
     
     
    Alexander Lancaster.
    The son of multi-millionaire, William Lancaster. Manhattan’s most influential businessman and voted to win the Tenley Leadership Award ten years in a row. He didn’t use his power for bad, over-the-top things; rather William was different. He was good. He wanted to be a role model and continue teaching his employees under him. It’s one of the things I loved most about him. He’s entirely selfless.
    I finished rubbing the moisturizer all over my body, wondering where that flashback had come from. I blew him off…so how in the world did I wake up in his bed the next morning?
    I guess the only way to know was to ask Alex.
    But would he even tell me the truth? Did I want to know the truth?
    I washed my hands off and grabbed my phone to call Staci.
    “What’s up, girlfriend?” she answered cheerfully, but I knew she’d be freaking out in about two seconds.
    “I hate my life,” I said flatly. “I’m being punished. Or something. Karma, perhaps.”
    “Mac…slow down. What’s going on?”
    “Alex!” I scream-whispered. “Alex-fucking-Lancaster!”
    “Wait, who’s Alex Lancaster?”
    I breathed out, needing to slow my mind down so I could make some sense. “William’s son…who just so happens to be…”
    “Oh my god!” she screamed as it finally clicked in her head. “One-night stand Alex is Alexander Lancaster?”
    I sighed. “Yes…one in the same. And I had to come face-to-face with him tonight at dinner.”
    “Holy shit,” she breathed out. “What did you do?”
    “What could I do? I mentally freaked out! I pretended I didn’t know him and sat across from him. To make matters worse, he totally knew he was making me uncomfortable. I left for the bathroom and he followed me!”
    “Jesus…”
    “Stace, what am I going to do? He’s moving in! Apparently, William wants him to move back in until he finds a job and is more stable. Do you know how awkward this is going to be?”
    “He has to have his own money to move into his own apartment, right?” she asked the same question I’d been thinking