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first. Strangely excited and giddy with
anticipation, I nearly run to the elevator.
    As promised, Gabe’s there seconds after I reach my door. Still,
I’m a little unsettled by his secrecy. Why couldn’t he walk me out of the bar?
     “So, what’s with the covert meeting?” I ask. “Don’t want
to ruin your rep downstairs?”
    “Something like that,” he says.
    I slowly start to lose my resolve after his comment; he’s
so cavalier about it, too. I can’t help the tears that prick my eyes. My
emotions are right on my sleeve, and I feel like I could break at any time.
    “Shit.” He grabs my key, slides it in the lock, and leads
me inside. “It’s not what you think. I work here, Stevie.”
    “Oh,” I say, relieved, but still confused. “So you just
stick around after work, drinking in the lobby and picking up random women?”
    “Why are you so quick to think the worst and dismiss
yourself?” he asks, taking my hand and pulling me over to the sitting area in
my hotel room.
    “Look, I know I’m not exactly the sexy fling most guys are
looking for. I usually get them with my personality, so I could understand if
you wanted to keep things hush-hush.”
    “That really pisses me off,” Gabe says, working his jaw. “I
manage this place, Stevie. And I don’t usually pick up random women. One of my
meetings canceled, and I’m sorry, but I couldn’t take my eyes off you when you
walked in tonight. Now, before I track down your ex and make him pay for making
you feel so insecure, can we please just focus on your list?”
    “Okay,” I tell him.
    “Good. Now, here, see this last item?” He points to the
line marked: Have a Sexual Adventure. “This is where I can help.”
    Oh wow. Wow, wow, wow.
    “You need to expand it though, get detailed, figure out
what you want you’ve always wanted to do but have never had the guts to go
through with. Something you were too scared to ask your lame ex for.”
    “Why?” I ask, trying to hide the panic in my voice as the
mood grows intense again.
    “Because that is the one part of your entire list that has
the power, that can make any real change in your life. You want control, power,
a second chance with your ex? Options, as you put it? Then you need to learn
how to make having a sexual adventure part of your everyday life. Not
just because you were dumped and need to get your mojo back.”
     “And you’re volunteering for the job?”
     “I would, gladly.” He tips his head toward mine. “But I
won’t know for sure until I know what’s in your head.”  
    If I’m being honest, I have thought about this. All the
things I’ve wanted to do, but never had the guts to talk to Max about.
     “I have some ideas,” I tell him, breathless as is body
moves closer to mine.
    “Here.” He hands me the pen. “Write them down.”
    This has to be the craziest thing I’ve ever done. I have a
stranger in my hotel room, discussing sexual fantasies and how to get my ex
back. Yet, I can’t second-guess it; I am assertive and confident. I look the
part. I can even flirt, when pressed. I’m not stopping now. And for some
reason, I feel safe with Gabe.
    “First, though,” he says, leaning in and invading my senses
again with his spicy scent. “We need to get something out of the way.” He tips
his head. “I mean if you’re going to tell me your inner most sexual thoughts.”
His breath tickles my lips. “We should know each other a little better.”
    Gabe brushes his bottom lip across mine, and my eyes roll
to the back of my head. Then, he runs his tongue across the seam of my lips. I breathe
him in, getting high on his scent. His arm pulls me to him, and his hand clamps
on the back of my head, holding me in place.
    Gabe is forceful. Confident. Incredibly sexy. As I sink
into the kiss, my mind goes to all sorts of dirty places. My body is more alive
than it’s ever been, feeling his every movement. If he can do this to me with a
kiss, what can those lips (and