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right?”
“Will there?” He tapped her fingers with his, and he smoothed his thumb over the top of her hand.
There it was again, that odd chemistry. Cee-Cee felt off-balance with this man, the same way she felt around Ashley, but for different reasons. Ashley Terrence was a grenade. Phoenix Briton was a gun in the hand of a sniper. It was dangerous messing with men like these.
“I know there will be time for something serious when I can squeeze that in. For now, I’m not interested in one-night stands, no matter how tempting they sound, even if the invitation is coming from a sexy Aussie rock star.”
“We’re on the same page again. Excellent.”
They were nearly to her house, and Cee-Cee felt the way she had felt at the hotel. She didn’t want things to end, but she had to get home and read to Baby Joe. She stared out the dark window at the residential neighborhood and relaxed against the leather seat.
“I had a good time with you tonight. See you next week at PR-ISM?”
“I’m looking forward to it,” said Phoenix. “Hey, are you really going to keep in touch with that guy?”
She lifted a shoulder casually. “Yeah. Why not?”
“Can we be real friends, Cee-Cee?”
She looked surprise. “Of course we can.”
Phoenix didn’t say anything else. Then they were at her house, and there was nothing else that needed to be said.
Chapter 7
C ee-Cee put the mug of tea on the desk next to her monitors and powered up the computer she had built from spare parts. The powerful machine was customized to her gaming and coding needs. Despite the fact it was almost midnight, and she had just gotten in from her dinner date with Phoenix, she was intending on doing some homework.
But when she checked her Twitter, she saw Ashley was already following her. Damn, he worked fast. About thirty minutes ago he had sent her a message:
What’s there to do for fun around here?
Smiling, she quickly responded back:
Not much. Gimme a call. Which direction was the other show for tonight?
There was a tap at her bedroom door, and Cee-Cee glanced over when her mom entered her room. “Baby Joe fought sleep as long as he could, waiting for you. He just couldn’t hold out. Josey got him tuckered out and put him to bed. How did the meeting go?” Winny asked. Cee-Cee shook her head.
“Eh, I’m not getting my hopes up. Mayor Briton was noncommittal about using NowIn. He said he’d think about it,” she sighed. Cee-Cee knew a “no” when she heard one. “But I still had a blast. You know that four-star restaurant downtown? He took me there, and then we went to the Yellow Lounge where we met this singer from Australia, Ashley Terrence. He was a sweetheart.” She took a sip of tea and caught her mother’s eye.
Winny brightened. “Oh, really? Sounds like this business dinner turned into a date after all.”
“Ha! Will you ever give up on that? Call it what you like. I’m pleased Uncle Bryan put me on the case as lead, though. I think I can connect with Phoenix in a way some of the other agents might not be able to. He trusts me.” She was proud she had built a rapport with the client so quickly. Take that, Gina, with your stupid quips about my lack of experience.
She thought about the conversation with the mayor on the car ride home. Phoenix had unloaded a lot of personal details, as well as making it clear he was interested in getting to know her better. She wouldn’t dare tell her mother about the unnerving chemistry that had flourished between them the entire night. Winny would swear Cee-Cee was en route to a relationship. That wasn’t the case. Phoenix had asked Cee-Cee to be his friend, and that’s all she would be.
“Well, don’t stay up too late with homework. I know you. You’ll work twenty-four/seven if I let you. It’s the weekend. Take the opportunity to get some rest while you can.” Winny slipped out soundlessly, and Cee-Cee whispered goodnight to her before turning back to what she was
“Will there?” He tapped her fingers with his, and he smoothed his thumb over the top of her hand.
There it was again, that odd chemistry. Cee-Cee felt off-balance with this man, the same way she felt around Ashley, but for different reasons. Ashley Terrence was a grenade. Phoenix Briton was a gun in the hand of a sniper. It was dangerous messing with men like these.
“I know there will be time for something serious when I can squeeze that in. For now, I’m not interested in one-night stands, no matter how tempting they sound, even if the invitation is coming from a sexy Aussie rock star.”
“We’re on the same page again. Excellent.”
They were nearly to her house, and Cee-Cee felt the way she had felt at the hotel. She didn’t want things to end, but she had to get home and read to Baby Joe. She stared out the dark window at the residential neighborhood and relaxed against the leather seat.
“I had a good time with you tonight. See you next week at PR-ISM?”
“I’m looking forward to it,” said Phoenix. “Hey, are you really going to keep in touch with that guy?”
She lifted a shoulder casually. “Yeah. Why not?”
“Can we be real friends, Cee-Cee?”
She looked surprise. “Of course we can.”
Phoenix didn’t say anything else. Then they were at her house, and there was nothing else that needed to be said.
Chapter 7
C ee-Cee put the mug of tea on the desk next to her monitors and powered up the computer she had built from spare parts. The powerful machine was customized to her gaming and coding needs. Despite the fact it was almost midnight, and she had just gotten in from her dinner date with Phoenix, she was intending on doing some homework.
But when she checked her Twitter, she saw Ashley was already following her. Damn, he worked fast. About thirty minutes ago he had sent her a message:
What’s there to do for fun around here?
Smiling, she quickly responded back:
Not much. Gimme a call. Which direction was the other show for tonight?
There was a tap at her bedroom door, and Cee-Cee glanced over when her mom entered her room. “Baby Joe fought sleep as long as he could, waiting for you. He just couldn’t hold out. Josey got him tuckered out and put him to bed. How did the meeting go?” Winny asked. Cee-Cee shook her head.
“Eh, I’m not getting my hopes up. Mayor Briton was noncommittal about using NowIn. He said he’d think about it,” she sighed. Cee-Cee knew a “no” when she heard one. “But I still had a blast. You know that four-star restaurant downtown? He took me there, and then we went to the Yellow Lounge where we met this singer from Australia, Ashley Terrence. He was a sweetheart.” She took a sip of tea and caught her mother’s eye.
Winny brightened. “Oh, really? Sounds like this business dinner turned into a date after all.”
“Ha! Will you ever give up on that? Call it what you like. I’m pleased Uncle Bryan put me on the case as lead, though. I think I can connect with Phoenix in a way some of the other agents might not be able to. He trusts me.” She was proud she had built a rapport with the client so quickly. Take that, Gina, with your stupid quips about my lack of experience.
She thought about the conversation with the mayor on the car ride home. Phoenix had unloaded a lot of personal details, as well as making it clear he was interested in getting to know her better. She wouldn’t dare tell her mother about the unnerving chemistry that had flourished between them the entire night. Winny would swear Cee-Cee was en route to a relationship. That wasn’t the case. Phoenix had asked Cee-Cee to be his friend, and that’s all she would be.
“Well, don’t stay up too late with homework. I know you. You’ll work twenty-four/seven if I let you. It’s the weekend. Take the opportunity to get some rest while you can.” Winny slipped out soundlessly, and Cee-Cee whispered goodnight to her before turning back to what she was
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