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her to pull his finger. The woman looks around uncomfortably for an escape, and I cover the side of my face and zoom by so Brian doesn’t notice me. I squeeze through a group of people and end up behind a tall potted fern. It gives me a moment to scan the room, and that’s when I see Cooper.
    His back is to me, but I’d know that sexy, shoulder-length blond hair and long V-shaped muscled back anywhere. It’s the perfect topping to a nicely packaged butt. Hidden behind him is my old friend, Kimberly. She’s a petite woman with an adorable smile framed by honey-colored corkscrew curls. She throws her head back and laughs at something Cooper says.
    “Here you are.” Lauren pops in next to me, behind the fern. “I got you a beer. Why the hell are you hiding behind this plant?”
    “It seemed like a good place to check out some of the guys at this party.” I take a swig from the bottle.
    “Ugh, I know. I just saw Brian Torrance.” Lauren sips from a mini seltzer bottle. “I bet he still picks his nose in public. But there are some nice looking men here, too. Oh! There’s Cooper. Look.”
    “I saw. He’s talking to Kimberly.”
    “Why aren’t you going over to say hi?”
    “I don’t want to interrupt their conversation. Maybe it’s private.”
    Lauren looks at me in disbelief. “We’re at a very crowded party, no one is having private conversations. We’re supposed to interrupt people and say hello. It’s called mingling.”
    “What if they’re dating? How else would he know her?” I sneak another glance at Cooper and look away. The image of him tooling around town on his Harley with Kimberly hanging on to him gives me a stab of annoyance.
    “Maybe he was invited by some other friends and met her tonight. I don’t know. Let’s go talk to them.”
    “No,” I mutter. “Do you know who he’s dated? Was he serious with anyone? Leo would tell you, right?”
    “Good grief. What has gotten in to you? Why don’t you go ask him? The Imogene I know would walk right up to a guy and be very direct with him.”
    “That was the old me. I don’t want him to get the wrong idea.”
    “What idea? That you’re interested in him?” Lauren grins.
    “I haven’t decided if I am. I have been down this road too many times with a lot of Cooper look-a-likes.”
    “Oh, blah, blah, blah.” Lauren huffs with exasperation. “I have a great idea. I’ll pass a note to Cooper and ask him to check the yes or no box for if he likes you.”
    “This may seem like sixth grade nonsense to you, but I already know he’s interested in me. The issue is whether or not this is just about sex, and it more than likely is.”
    “What has happened to you? You never had dating dilemmas. If you liked a guy, you would let him know. You never sat around, worrying about these kinds of things.”
    “I’m a little older and wiser. I don’t want to spend my time with a guy who isn’t serious about me.”
    “How can anyone be serious about you if you don’t date them? Honestly, you’re all mixed up lately.”
    “Okay, how about that guy?”
    Lauren follows my gaze to a tall, handsome guy standing across the room with a group of men. He has short, dark hair and a nice build, filling out his jeans and T-shirt perfectly.
    “Who is he?” Lauren asks, eyeing him.
    “I have no idea, but he’s hunky and has a great smile, and there’s a plus side to hitting on a guy who isn’t known in town and doesn’t hang out at our neighborhood diner.”
    “Really? You’re looking for a one night stand now?” Lauren gives me a judgmental glare.
    “I’m going to go flirt and see if I’m interested in him.”
    “Why?” she snaps as I pull her arm and drag her off with me.
    “You’re my wing girl.”
    “Yeah, I’d like to wing you,” Lauren mutters.
    As we approach the group of men, Tall-dark-and-handsome flashes a grin and big brown eyes at me. I smile and he steps forward, pushing a couple of his friends aside.
    “Hi, I’m