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today she would never see him again. She felt lonely just thinking about it. She hadn’t felt like this for anyone in years. The realization that she was possibly letting go of the first interesting man she’d met in a long time depressed her.
    Back at home, she went upstairs to her bedroom and eyed the short platinum wig, black tights, and lavender body suit on her bed.
    She didn’t feel well. Did she even have to meet him as Katrina? He liked Kate, the schoolteacher. Wasn’t that enough?
    Her unease grew. It was too late to go back now. He’d already met her as a fake and a phony. Going back to him now and telling him the truth was too late.
    She’d have to complete her research and meet him as Katrina.
    And after today, her life would go back to normal.
    * * * *
    Adam and his best friend, Kyle Wilder, were getting ready to hit the courts and put in a few games of racquet ball.
    “Sorry, buddy, but I didn’t think she was actually going to do it.”
    Adam frowned at his friend before he tossed his keys and wallet into his locker. “You could have warned me,” he said, slamming the door shut and locking it. “In all the years I’ve known you, you’ve never been on the other team. Has Dana finally turned you against me?” Adam couldn’t help scowling. “And don’t tell me it slipped your mind. She probably swore you to secrecy, didn’t she?”
    Kyle made a face. “I take it the date went bad.”
    “No, it didn’t go bad. Actually, I had an interesting evening.”
    “Then why do you look like hell?”
    “I was up all night working on the Ryerson account. Edward’s still undecided about going with us. I think his granddaughter, Ellie, has been taking up all his time.”
    “Is that the client you’ve mentioned whose granddaughter lost her parents, and she went to live with him? The young girl who got pregnant?”
    “That’s the one.”
    “Poor kid.”
    “Edward’s been having a really hard time dealing with her lately, and at our last meeting, he spent most of our time talking about her and how worried he is.”
    “That’s a shame. Having a kid at sixteen is going to be rough on her. I hope she knows what she’s getting into.”
    Adam’s face was grim. He had just lied to his best friend of eighteen years. The Ryerson account hadn’t kept him up all night. Kate had. Yes, he had the Ryerson file in front of him, but all he had seen was a woman with a sharp tongue, a sharp mind, and hair a man could drown in. And her lips were another matter altogether. More than once he thought of their kiss and the gentle sway of her hips, and his loins tightened uncomfortably.
    Adam swore under his breath and Kyle gave him a curious look. “Are you worried Edward won’t sign?”
    Adam shook his head. “He’ll sign. Easy Business Works is just the software his resorts need to make them more efficient.”
    “So why do you look like hell? It must be tough being a genius software developer.”
    Adam tensed. He knew Kyle was digging. His friend never missed a thing. Kyle could read people, memorize details, and notice things most people missed. Adam shot him a sardonic look. “That bruise on your forehead tells me being a private investigator is no walk in the park either,” he countered dryly.
    Kyle touched his temple and shrugged. “I told you that thug got in a sucker punch. He’s doing time and I have a throbbing headache. Not a bad deal if you ask me.” He gave Adam a shrewd look. “So are you going to tell me what’s really bothering you?”
    “It’s nothing.”
    “Are you going to see her again?”
    Adam grimaced. There was no way out of this. He realized where his sister got her persistence from. “No.”
    “Why not?”
    They walked through the locker room doors down the hall that led to the racquet ball courts. They made a striking pair and more than one woman stared at them. They were both tall and powerfully built, Kyle with blonde good looks and Adam with darkly handsome features. Adam