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called earlier and some woman named Angel had told him Jenna had left early for her date. Ever since then, he hadn't been able to get the beautiful shop owner out of his mind. His brother's comment about Jenna being innocent taunted him... what if the guy was some pushy jerk?
    Calm down. The woman can take care of herself.
    He glanced down, grimacing at his lack of creativity. This job was different from his other projects. Maybe that was the problem. A man's idea of what to draw about a lingerie shop was probably different than a woman's.
    Hell, he'd just draw a woman wearing one of the sexy lace pieces Jenna carried in the shop, put it in the ad, and male customers would come running.
    But he sensed that wasn't what Jenna had envisioned.
    His other jobs had never stumped him. Of course, he'd designed ads for a toy company, a tire store, and a landscaping service, but nothing like Love 'N Lace. He'd once written a popular ad for a hardware store— Just Check Out Our Tool Box. He'd included a sketch of a blue-collar construction worker wearing nothing but jeans and a hard hat. He'd been told women had flocked to the store, bought all the toolboxes in stock, and begged to meet the toolman in person.
    Frustrated, he went to the refrigerator, grabbed a beer and glanced at the clock. It was only ten-thirty. If Jenna were home, he could call and pick her brain about the ad. She'd been too busy in the store to really explain what she wanted. He could see if she had anything specific in mind.
    Besides, he couldn't concentrate on work. Not on Saturday night. Not when Jenna was on a date.
    Had his brother and his new wife fixed her up with a friend?
    Or was she completing her first homework assignment? Just what did that class suggest she do to find a husband?
    Erotic images flooded him, spiking his anxiety.
    If having a date was an assignment, what would the instructor require the students to do for the final exam? Get married in class? Did Jenna even know the man she'd gone out with or was this one of those blind dates the teacher arranged?
    He glanced at his cell phone again. Shoot, it was work. He had a reason to call. He removed Jenna's business card and studied the address.
    But if he called, then she'd know he didn't have a date for Saturday night.
    He picked up the phone. Even if he called, she might not be home. At least if she was with him, she wouldn't.
    What if the guy was at her house? Trying to weasel his way into her bed?
    He dropped the phone in his lap and sipped his beer while he contemplated what to do. She knew he'd just broken up with Simone. She wouldn't be too surprised that he hadn't been out partying. He'd call her. Tell her he'd stayed home because he was so focused on her project.
    It really wasn't any of her business if he dated anyway.
    By the same token, it certainly wasn't any of his business who she went out with on Saturday night. Hell, he didn't care if the woman got married. He barely knew her.
    Disgusted with himself, he picked up the phone again and punched in her number. He'd never in his entire life been this anxious about calling a woman. He felt like a silly, pimpled-faced teenager calling the prom queen for a date. Only this wasn't a date. And he'd keep the conversation strictly business.
    Jenna answered on the second ring. "Hello?"
    "Jenna?"
    "Zack?"
    His heart swelled ridiculously when he realized she recognized his voice. "Yeah, are you busy?"
    Jenna's quiet laughter drifted over the line, wrapping itself around him like soft music. "Well, not exactly."
    "I'm not calling at a bad time, am I?"
    "Oh, no, it's fine."
    "You don't have company?" Zack rubbed his hand over his face, hoping she didn't have her date in bed.
    Business, man, just business. He wouldn't even waste time with getting-to-know-you chit-chat. He'd simply ask about the campaign.
    "No." Jenna sighed. "I did have a date but I was so tired from all the dancing I came home early."
    He heard something in the background that