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you.
Everything will be fine, Anna,” Nicole assured her.
    “Thank you, Nicole.
I...I'm sorry to...”
    “It's okay. I'll see
you in ten minutes.” Nicole clicked off and turned to see Luke
coming into the room with her jacket. He was wearing a pair of faded
jeans and an old t-shirt, and he had his car keys in his fist.
Nicole made a face at him. How could someone look so good at five
o'clock in the morning? She was still rubbing the sleep out of her
eyes but Luke looked rested and relaxed. It wasn't fair. She bet
she was a hot mess with her hair in knots and drool at the corner of
her mouth.
    “Something came up with
a client?” Luke asked, helping her into her jacket. He did it
so naturally, like she had been getting out of his bed to dress for
work every morning.
    “Yeah. She's...”
    “I'll give you a lift,”
he said. “Is there time for breakfast?”
    “I'm meeting Anna at
Kit's Kitchen.”
    He quirked a smile. “Their
pancakes are legendary.”
    “Can I use your
bathroom? I need to...”
    “Yeah. I just left a
new toothbrush beside the sink.”
    “Thanks, Luke!”
Nicole rushed into the bathroom, and freshened up as quickly as she
could. She scrubbed her face and applied just a coat of lip gloss.
She retied her ponytail and she was done. She never wore much makeup
and she rarely took more than twenty minutes to get ready in the
morning.
    As they took the lift down to
the parking lot, Nicole commented, “You're pretty cool about me
rushing out of your bed even before the sun is up.”
    “Clients call all the
time,” Luke said simply. “The Black Bears office is open
twenty-four hours. We work shifts and we're always ready, for
anything.”
    Nicole quirked a smile at
him. Gosh, could he be any more perfect? He would make a perfect
partner for her. He understood the pressure and demands of her work,
and he knew how to handle emergencies and urgent, unexpected
situations. He wasn't easily flustered and his calm, easy-going
manner steadied her.
    She felt really good around
Luke. She could just be herself around him. She could be fun,
flighty and flirty with him, but when she snapped into work mode, he
was right there with her. For the first time, she understood what
her happily-married friends and colleagues meant when they referred
to their partners as their other halves. They were a team, a whole.
    Sex with Luke was not just
intense, mind-blowing and explosive. It was also fun and warm and
playful. He was her friend, but she didn't want them to be just
friends with benefits. Perhaps they could have a first date, only it
wouldn't really be a first date because…
    They had already gotten into
the car, and Luke was peeling out of the parking lot. He broke into
her whirling thoughts by saying, “Hey, I messaged Jade, and she
said she's so excited to meet you tonight. Dylan will be coming
too.”
    “T-tonight?”
    “Yeah, dinner tonight.
With Dylan and Jade. Is that okay with you? If you're working
late...”
    “No, no, it's okay.
It's great! Gosh, I can't wait to see Jade again!”
    Luke grinned and turned to
face her as he stopped at a traffic light. “I'll pick you up
at seven-thirty.”
    “Oh, okay. Pick me up
at my office. It's at...”
    “Morgann Hill's offices
are on the top floors of Eco Building, right?”
    “Right.”
    Cocking her head at him,
Nicole studied his profile and commented, “You haven't shaved.
Your hair is all mussed up and tousled. You're wearing an old
t-shirt with a frayed collar. Yet, you look drop dead sexy. I can't
believe anyone can look so good and be so bright and cheerful before
they've had their morning coffee,” she huffed.
    Luke gave her a dazzling
smile and looked straight at her. “Well, I could say it's
because I just had the most amazing sex of my life last night.
But—that's not entirely true. It wasn't just the sex. It's
you, Nicole.”
    Nicole forced herself to
breathe. She was definitely falling head over heels in love with
Luke. Feeling dizzy