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cute, too, in that Clark Kent sort of way. Not quite my type. Maybe it will be nice to have a friend that I ’ m not attracted to.
    “ Okay, sounds great, Jonathan! Thanks to both of you for offering to help. And Connie, this welcome has been warm and thoughtful. Everyone at the agency is very nice. ”
    “ I am so glad to hear that. Greg is so happy to have you here. He ’ s been a pain in my ass getting everything perfect for you, ” Connie admits with a smile.
    My eyes drift to Kyle quickly, and I see Beth leaning into him, extremely close and intimately. This time Kyle doesn ’ t look so disinterested. He actually looks intrigued and willing to take the bait. I snap my eyes off of him and look back to Connie.
    I ’ ve only just met Kyle today. He ’ s still a child for Christ ’ s sake. Why in the hell do I feel burned and slightly jealous of the sight of them together? This is freaking ridiculous! Of course he has a couple drinks and is interested in the first thing that strolls up and puts her chest in his face. He ’ s  freaking twenty-something! That ’ s what boys do at that age, and the fact that I am even contemplating this is insane. He ’ s nine years younger than me.
    My phone rings. I look at the caller ID; it ’ s Cody. My heart drops. Cody is my ex-fianc é who I left in the dust. I didn ’ t even tell him I was leaving. I know that was wrong; I feel some guilt over that, but I also feel free. I can breathe now. I immediately ignore his call. It ’ s not the time or place to answer.
    “ Well, tell Greg I said thank you. I really appreciate it. ”
    “ Greg ’ s a good man. Whatever you need, he ’ ll get it. I ’ ve known him personally for a while now. He actually recruited me just like he did you. Of course, I didn ’ t have my own agency, but I worked for one of the best, ” Jonathan explains.
    “ Oh yeah? What agency were you at? ” I ask.
    I look back toward the bar and see Jeff conversing with the bartender, but Kyle and Elizabeth are no longer there. I glance around the rest of the bar, and they ’ re nowhere in sight. My gut drops just a little with disappointment. Oh well, time to move on from this little crush. Just get over it, Max.
     
    “ I was at the Bailey Agency. ”
    I finish my beer. “ Wow! The one in New York City, right? ”
     
    “ Yup, that ’ s the one. ”
    “ They have two others, right? ”
    Connie jumps in. “ Yes, there ’ s one in Los Angeles and one in Miami. I think they ’ re expanding even more and heading internationally, from what I ’ ve heard. ”
    My eyes pop. “ Really? Greg must have given you the deal of your life to give up a spot in that type of booming agency, ” I say with a laugh.
    Both Connie and Jonathan chuckle as well. “ Back then, it was just the New York agency. They hadn ’ t expanded yet. That happened about two years ago, ” Jonathan says. “ I was already well-invested in the Saunders Agency, ” he finishes and lifts up his beer toward Connie.
    “ Well, since my son seems to have disappeared and never brought me my drink, I think it ’ s time for me to hit the road. I ’ m sure Greg is still at the office, so I ’ ll have to do some convincing to get his butt home, ” Connie jokes.
    We say our goodbyes, and she heads out the front door. Jonathan offers me another drink, so I take him up on his offer. Why not? I ’ ll just be heading off to an empty, lonely hotel room.
    “ So, Kyle said you ’ re married or, I ’ m sorry, you were married —”
    I watch as he ponders a moment. In the background, I can hear the jukebox playing Hinder ’ s “ Better Than Me. ” The words bring Cody to my mind; he loved Hinder. But as fast as I can blink, he ’ s removed from my thoughts.
    “ Yes, I am. We ’ re actually in the middle of a pretty rough divorce. I thought she was the love of my life, but I found out she was having an affair. ”
    “ Oh my gosh! I am so sorry to hear that. ” A wave of sadness rushes