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her ear.
She responded by standing up, pulling him to his feet, and heading
for the door. He left his untouched drink on the table and followed
after her. Shock registered in her eyes as she took in the car he
walked to. Ethan had a thing for cars. That was one of the things he
chose to spend his money on. That day he had driven his brand-new
black Ferrari.
    “ This
is your car?” she asked.
    “ Get
in,” he snapped.
    It
was as if he could see the wheels spinning in her head, as she tried
to figure out what she could get out of him. He shook his head as she
got into his car and looked around. Ethan knew women could never be
trusted. They were always trying to figure out what was in it for
them. He knew Becky and Lisa were good to his friends, but he would
never fully trust that they wouldn't hurt them.
    “ Can
we go to your place?” the blonde asked.
    “ No,
we can go to your place or you can get back out of the car,” he
said.
    She
was something else. All he needed was to get her into bed so he could
forget about everything else for a little while. She let out a groan
and gave him directions to her apartment.
    He
wasted no time with small talk as the door to her apartment closed
behind them. He had her clothes off and her beneath him in moments.
There was no feeling or emotion in it for Ethan. He just needed to
release his tensions from the day. As soon as he was done, he got up
and got dressed.
    “ Aren't
you going to stay?” she asked.
    “ I
have to be up early for a meeting,” he answered coldly.
    “ Can
I see you again?” she whined.
    “ Not
sure.”
    He
finished grabbing his stuff and headed out the door. Ethan never felt
bad for what he did. She knew he had money. If she thought she was
going to hook up with him and hit the jackpot, she was wrong. He
guarded his heart and his money. Ethan worked his ass off for what he
had, and he wasn't going to share it with just anybody.
    Once
he was home, he took a shower and went to bed. He heard his phone
beep and groaned as he reached for it. So far, he had escaped without
any of the guys pestering him about what happened at dinner. He
almost made it, he thought. Who was it going to be? He was shocked
when it was a number he did not have programmed into his phone.
    “ Are
you okay?”
    Who
was it, he wondered? Not many people had the number to his personal
phone.
    “ It
depends on who this is.”
    “ Oh,
sorry. This is Julie.”
    “ Who
gave you my number? Was it John? I know it wasn't Gavin. Who was it?”
    Instantly,
he felt his hands shake. She had never text him before. Who would be
stupid enough to give her his number? He couldn't talk to her.
    “ I
have my connections. I can't tell you that privileged information. If
I did, I'd have to kill you.”
    “ I'm
not in the mood. What do you want?”
    Ethan
was so mad. Who would have given her his number? He knew it was not
her brother. It had to have been his brother or one of the other
guys. Why did she want it anyway? He could tell by her joking manner
that she was nervous about sending him a text. When she did not
respond right away, he sent another.
    “ Well???”
    “ I
just wanted to make sure everything was okay. I didn't think it would
be that big of a deal if I text you. Sorry.”
    “ I'm
fine. Why wouldn't I be? Where's Dr. Boring? He's probably in bed
sleeping already.” he sent.
    “ Leave
him alone. Why do you have to be such a jerk? He didn't do anything
to you. Why were you so mean to me today? You have never given me
that hard of a time. I don't know why you were acting like that.”
    “ So,
now I'm a jerk. Wonder what else you guys can come up with to put me
down. Whatever, you know what I want to know? I want to know why that
wonderful boyfriend of yours didn't stick up for you. Don't think I
didn't notice.”
    “ What
do you mean what else us guys can come up with to put you down? Why
would he need to stick up for me? What did you want him to do, go all
alpha and tear your arms off? I