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backstage. I won’t be able to be with you much, but knowing you’re watching me strut my stuff down the runway just flat-out does it for me. Besides, I want to show you off to my friends.”
    A surprised burst of pride tightened his chest and he smiled at her. “Show me off?”
    “Well, I might have been talking about you a bit with my friends.” She flushed, looked down, and toyed with their linked fingers. “I know it will be boring for you while I get my hair and makeup done, but Leo will be there as well, and the Rolling Stones are playing this year’s event.”
    “Hold on, give me a sec to process this.” He rubbed his face with his free hand and tried to organize his thoughts. “You want me to come to the world famous Sirens’ fashion show, seen by over ten million people, and hang out backstage with the Rolling Stones?”
    “Well, I don’t know if the Rolling Stones will be hanging out with anyone. They’ll have their own separate section, but they’re really nice guys. I met them during rehearsal yesterday. So, will you come with me? I’ll understand if you don’t want to because of the attention from the press and all that.”
    The unsure glance she gave him reminded him of her letters about how her last couple of boyfriends had broken up with her because of the publicity surrounding her. Seth thought they were total fucking idiots, and their loss was his gain. Fuck, he’d survived three deployments to the sandbox. Having his picture taken wasn’t the worst thing that had ever happened to him. It would be nice to have someone shooting at him with a camera rather than a gun.
    “I’m honored you want to take me. Can’t say I understand why you’d want to be seen with an unemployed, beat-to-shit old man but I’m not going to complain.”
    Her brilliant smile made his heart skip a beat. “Thank you. Oh, you’re going to have so much fun.”
    The warmth of the sun shining on his skin through the window vanished as they pulled into an underground parking garage. He let out a low mental whistle at all the expensive cars parked close together. Not for the first time, he wondered why the hell Helena was attracted to him. There was no way he could provide her with the lifestyle she currently lived, at least not yet. He’d managed to get his business degree while in the service and had a bunch of interviews set up for a job, but he wouldn’t start out making six figures. Uncertainty tried to turn into doubt but he forced his mind back to the present.
    A moment after the car was parked, Seth went to open his door but Helena stopped him. “Let Gary do it.”
    “Okay, but why? I feel stupid having someone do it for me.”
    At that moment the other man opened the door, and she gave Seth a forced smile. “Later.”
    Confused, he nodded. “Roger that.”
    After an uneventful trip up the elevator to her apartment, Gary placed Seth’s suitcase against the wall next to her door. “I’ll be heading out now, Helena. If you need anything, give me a ring.”
    She gave her cousin a kiss on the cheek. “Thank you, Gary. Say hi to Aunt Laverne for me.”
    The men shook hands, and Gary gave him a narrow-eyed look. “You be good to her, you hear?”
    She socked Gary in the arm but Seth laughed. “I hear ya.”
    Muttering about men, she put her key into her apartment door as the other man made his way back to the elevator. As soon as she had it open, Seth held it for her, then followed her into her apartment with his luggage. He paused in the small foyer, taking in the pale wood floors and soft lemon yellow walls of the open-area kitchen and living room. He’d seen this room before in the pictures she had sent him, so it was kind of surreal to actually be here.
    She hung her keys on a modern silver key hook next to the door and let out a sigh. “Thanks for letting Gary help. He got laid off from his job last year and hates feeling like a charity case. I hired him as my driver because I really did need one,