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“How did you know?”
    He shrugged. “I did a little research. Your brother owns a houseboat rental company on Lake Mead, and your parents are land developers.”
    “Hm. Did you find anything interesting on me?”
    “Oh, yeah.” His smile was pure evil.
    She swallowed. “I know I’m going to regret this, but what did you find?”
    “Impressive grades all through school. You volunteer more hours than most people work for wages. No criminal record or even speeding tickets.”
    With her finger, she drew on the checkered tablecloth. “Nominated for sainthood?”
    He reached over and took her hand in his. “You’re inspiring.”
    She looked into his eyes and saw honesty and openness. “Thank you.”
    “Your practice is doing well, and you have an impressive financial portfolio.”
    “I inherited from my grandparents.”
    “And you were almost married?”
    Her eyes popped wide open. “How the hell did you find that out?”
    He let go of her hand and slid back into a lazy position on the seat. “Society pages. Tell me about Bryce.”
    The waiter came by and refilled her glass. Was this her second or third? “We grew up together. In college, we got serious. Last year, when I finished grad school and moved back here, our parents pushed us to commit. His family owns casinos, mine are land developers.” She gave him a wry smile. “It would have been the perfect merger.”
    “But?”
    “But we didn’t love each other.” It didn’t hurt to say it any longer. “We’d grown apart.”
    “So you defied your parents.”
    She grimaced. “For the first time ever. I thought they would disown me.”
    He laughed. “They can’t be that bad.”
    She blew a breath out. “Oh, yes they can.”
    He looked at her for a couple minutes. “What do they think about your football player?”
    She heard censure in his voice. “They like him.”
    He moved closer and ran his hand up her arm. “Do you like him?”
    “Yes, I like him.” But she didn’t love him. “We’ve only been dating a few weeks.”
    “He’s your first boyfriend since Bryce?”
    She nodded. She must seem unsophisticated to him. “Monica and my friend Jules are always trying to set me up, but not many men will date a psychologist.”
    “Because you’re always dissecting their motivations, right?”
    She shook her head. “That’s so not true.” She smiled. “Well, maybe a little true. It’s difficult to turn off the psychoanalysis.”
    “I’ve heard you’re good. How did you become Psychologist to the Stars?”
    “My sister started referring her patients to me. Word spread, and now my calendar is nearly full.”
    “Do you take writers as patients?” Antonio wagged his brows at her.
    She frowned. Was he serious? The corners of her mouth turned up. “No. I have to draw the line somewhere.”
    He laughed. “We are an unsavory bunch.”
    “Do you enjoy writing?”
    “I do. I’m outlining the next book in my series. Have you read any of them?”
    “Yes, I’ve read a couple but none in the last year.”
    He didn’t seem offended. “I have a few in my trunk. I’ll give them to you when we leave.”
    “Thank you. What’s the plot of the new book?”
    He sat back and rested his arm along the top of the booth. “It takes place in Vegas, of course.”
    She was captivated by the way his shirtsleeve rode up and bared his bicep. Staring, she took a deep breath and blew it out. She would love to touch.
    He chuckled. “Hello? You still with me?”
    Looking into his eyes, Valerie felt her cheeks warm, and shifted her gaze down at her glass. “Sorry, go ahead.”
    “Riiiiight. Now I won’t be able to concentrate.”
    She snuck a teasing look at his face. “Now I’m being bad?”
    “Yes, you are, and I love it.”
    She should control her flirting. This wasn’t the kind of guy who was safe to play games with. “You were explaining the plot…”
    “Here’s what I have so far. It’s about a beautiful woman psychiatrist.”
    Valerie