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equally productive. I put out feelers to my contacts in the industry regarding a rumor I’ve heard about a new traveling exhibit out of Egypt that I want to score for our patrons. I brainstorm ideas for our new membership drive and identify new market segments to target with our fundraising efforts.
    I take a breather and get a cup of hot tea. I check my phone again, knowing he won’t have called but unable to stop myself from hoping. I’m staring at the screen with drooping shoulders and a heavy heart when I hear the knock on my door. Miri pops her head inside.
    “I sure hope you haven’t been starting at that phone for the past three hours.” Her smile is so kind that I burst into tears. I’m embarrassed and a little horrified. I’ve never imagined myself as the type to cry over a man. Especially at work.
    Miri steps inside, closes the door behind her, and is by my side in a moment. She wraps me in a warm hug and pats me on the back. “It’s okay,” she says. “Let it all out and then we’ll work on a battle plan.”
    I dry my tears. “A battle plan?” It comes out as a croak. She grabs a chair and moves it closer to my desk.
    “Yes! Maybe I’m totally misreading the situation, but I’m getting the feeling you’re pretty crazy about this guy.” She settles into the office chair and rests her interlaced fingers on my desk. She looks like an admiral preparing to go to battle.
    “It’s a little humiliating to admit, but it’s true. I’ve lost my mind over someone I was with for 12 hours.” I feel the tears well up, but I blink them back.
    “So, we need a plan to get him back. Where did you run into him the other night?”
    “We were at a club downtown.” I’ve only know her for a few months. I’m not ready to spill all the juicy details of my membership at Body Heat.
    “Do you think there’s a chance he’ll be there again?”
    “Sure. He handles security for the club.” I grab a tissue from the box and dab at my nose.
    “Well, we just need to get you back in there,” she says.
    “That’s the problem. The club is a little . . . different. He wasn’t happy to see me there the other night, so I promised I’d never come back if he took me home.”
    “Now that’s the girl I need to talk to right now. The one who had a plan to get the man she wanted, come hell or high water.” She playfully bumps my arm with her elbow. “You let me talk to that girl and I bet you won’t be sleeping alone tonight.”
    I laugh in spite of myself. “I suppose I could go back there. After all, he said he would call me and never did. So it’s not like I’d be the only one breaking a promise.”
    She raises her hand for a high five and I comply. “There’s a reason they say all is fair in love and war. All bets are off when it comes to matters of the heart. If that lug-head can’t see that you’re perfect together, you need to lay it out for him until he realizes it, too.”
    My tears have dried. I sit up straight in my chair and toss my hair back over my shoulders. “Miri, as always, you’re completely right.” I stand and grab my phone and handbag. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go get ready for the club tonight.”

“ D arling , you could stop traffic in that dress.” Nova takes my hands and kisses me on each cheek when I enter Body Heat. The silver dress I’m rocking has a plunging neckline and sequins for days. There’s no way he’ll miss me in this number.
    “I better. It took me long enough to get ready.”
    “Time well spent. You look spectacular.”
    “Well, I’m here on a mission. And I’m taking no prisoners.” I lead the way to the bar. I need a cocktail in my hands posthaste.
    “You need liquid courage? I always thought you were fearless. Bayne really got under your skin, didn’t he? I never would have guessed.”
    “He told you about us?”
    “Of course not, my dear. He would never kiss and tell. But I saw the two of you together the other night. I haven’t