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fans waited behind her, Chase used the break to estimate how many more people there were in line and how soon he could get the hell out of there and upstairs with Leesa.
    During his perusal of the crowd, he spied a girl with plenty of boobs and skin showing. Leesa may be his type, and he was still amazed Garret had nailed that one on the head, but this chick was definitely Garret’s type. This time, it was Chase who did the prodding.
    He elbowed Garret and nodded toward the girl in line. “Hey. Let’s invite her upstairs.”
    “Why? You need two women all for yourself?” Garret scowled.
    “Not for me. For you, silly.” Chase wanted Garret occupied so he’d stay out of his and Leesa’s hair. Hopefully out of their shared room too, if he could manage it. Maybe he could get them to hang in Skeeter’s room. Or out in the hallway. Chase didn’t care, as long as he had some time with Leesa to talk. Okay, talk and maybe a few other things too.
    Garret looked moderately happier at the thought of having this girl for himself. “Okay. Cool. I’ll invite her though. You keep your mouth shut on this one, Romeo.”
    Fine with him. Chase nodded. “No problem.”
    Glancing one more time and seeing Leesa still there loitering in the corner by the refreshments, Chase couldn’t help but smile. Tonight had the potential to be a very good night.

Chapter Six
    “Ready to go upstairs?” The cowboy had snuck up on her.
    She hadn’t noticed him while she was staring at the door. She needed to make sure Bruno and company hadn’t wiggled their way inside without a ticket, or hadn’t somehow bought or perhaps procured a ticket by less-than-honorable means the way she had.
    Chase’s eyes crinkled with the smile he sent in her direction. The same smile she’d seen last night when he’d asked her out just moments after cleaning himself up after what she’d done with him. Seeing him here was a really strange coincidence. One that was working in her favor so she accepted it gladly.
    Leesa had discovered during her time in Vegas, that for a huge city, it could be a very small world. Her running into the same guy she’d danced for was a bit of a long shot, yes, but things like that had happened to her before. At least this was a not an unpleasant coincidence. Of all the men she met at the club nightly, this guy was probably the one she’d be most likely to trust to help her, no questions asked. No quid pro quo either. He may hope for a repeat of last night, but he wouldn’t force it on her. She’d felt that vibe from him at the club. He was a man, and yes, he was interested, but he was also a gentleman and would respect the word no…if she could bring herself to tell him no. The way he’d made her feel, she wasn’t so sure she was capable of saying the word.
    What was strange was she wasn’t exactly sure if he recognized her or not. She was dressed differently enough there was no reason for him to make the connection. She’d thought she’d seen a flash of recognition in his face, but he didn’t say anything or act like he remembered her from last night. He did invite her upstairs, but she wasn’t sure he wouldn’t have invited a total stranger. Leesa had noticed a few other cowboys talking to girls who it appeared they’d just met, and some of them were likely going up to this party too. Cowboys were apparently popular with the ladies.
    Was her sweet innocent cowboy really a player? Glancing at him again, she realized if he was she’d have to deal with it all later. Right now it was most important she get out of the public area before she was spotted.
    Forcing a smile, she nodded in response to his last question. “I’m ready.”
    Her answer was met by an even wider grin that showed his strong, white teeth. This guy could be the poster boy for good, clean country living.
    “Good.” Cutie that he was, he grabbed her hand and laced his fingers through hers, like they were middle-schoolers on their first date. She had to