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hotel room once while away for a game in L.A. The chick went as far as tipping the hotel owner to get in before I had security come and force her out. The way to handle these types of things was to just be nice. Firm, but nice. That kept away the crazy for the most part. I placed my hands together.
    “Miss, I believe you have the wrong room,” I said. Going back to the door, I widened it for her. “I’m sure Todd can assist you on where you need to go.”
    Todd was my security detail for the shoot. He must have stepped away from my door for a minute seeing as I hadn’t seen him on my way in.
    “Oh!” She stood, bouncing under her robe as she chuckled at me. Shit, was this girl wearing anything? “It was Todd that let me in,” she said, grinning white teeth.
    My eyebrow lifted slowly. I highly doubted that. I’d worked with him before here in Miami. He’d never let a girl into my room who wasn’t my fiancée without an okay. This one would take some nudging clearly. “Miss—”
    “Pardon me. I’m Rose.” Her hand shot out to me in her next breath. “I’m working with you on tonight’s shoot. For the second half that is. I just wanted to introduce myself before we got started.”
    Recalling the mention of her from the photographer, my anxiety gratefully went down. Another model was a detail I’d been surprised to find out as there hadn’t been any mention from Mickey or Rich on the jet about that. I went with it though. Changes happened all the time in this business.
    Laughing with relief this girl wasn’t whom I thought she was, I laughed, reaching for her extended hand. “Sorry about that. Kind of thought you were, uh…”
    “Crazy?”
    Guilty, I lifted my fingers, squeezing the air between two of them that indicated yes, I thought she was just a little. I shrugged. “I’ve seen crazier.”
    This sent her laughing again. “I’ll bet. Nope, not crazy. Just working with you today. I was walking by and asked Todd if I could meet you before the shoot. Please don’t fire him. He totally knew who I was before he did.”
    I lifted my hands. “I make no promises.”
    She let out a snort this time. Like a legit snort with a chuckle following close behind. She went to the door. “Well, I’ll let you go about your business. See you out there.”
    I waited until she closed it, shaking my head at the humor of the situation. That could have turned out badly. I was glad it hadn’t. And now that she’d introduced herself that would make this shoot a little easier. It always was when you kind of knew who you were modeling with. Going to my closet, I went to get into my next suit. But the thing was, I didn’t find it. Something else to wear had my name on it. Something that left very little to the imagination of my junk, and a recollection of what I walked in on Rose wearing churned a wave in my stomach. I guess now knew why she was wearing the robe.
    Fuck.
     

     
    “Excuse me.”
    A whistle hit the air and I turned. A guy was coming toward me, his hair slicked with a deep part and wearing a crisp suit. His steps picked up the pace, closing in on my position at the snack table.
    After popping the chip I just swiped into my mouth, I brushed off my fingers. I turned for a look over my shoulder, but saw no one there for this guy to whistle at.
    Did he just whistle at me? I didn’t have time to process the thought as he was upon me. He placed his hands on his hips. “I’m sorry but this is a closed shoot. Can I direct you someplace?”
    “Oh,” I said tucking my defense away. He thought I was some kind of a freeloader. Though I didn’t know who he was, I placed my hand out to him, thinking it was best I introduce myself. “Sorry about that. I haven’t met you yet. Are you on Griffin’s staff or…?”
    Narrowing sculpted brows, the man’s gaze bore over me, my hand, and then doubled back to my face. “I’m sorry. Who are you again?”
    Feeling awkward, I lowered my hand. “Well,