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however, wanted to be the responsible woman she knew she was. As usual, the latter part of her won the internal debate. “I wish I could, Mr. Scott, but I have to be up early in the morning.”
    Tyler smirked. “I’ll be waiting outside.” He grabbed his sports coat, smiled at Gracie and walked towards the exit.
    Gracie followed him to the edge of the bar area. “I really can’t go out tonight, Mr. Scott. I’m sorry.”
    “I’ll see you when you get off,” he called out without turning around.
    With that he disappeared from view.
     
    *
     
    Gracie tallied her checks and counted her tips out. One hundred and twenty-five bucks, not a bad haul for a weeknight. She gathered her receipts and headed to Patty’s office to cash out for the night. She wondered if Tyler was still outside waiting for her and then decided he probably was. Tyler Scott didn’t seem the type to make idle threats.
    Gracie knocked on the office door and Patty looked up from a pile of paperwork. “How did you do tonight?” Patty asked.
    “I did pretty good, thanks. If this place is as busy as this on a weeknight, I can’t wait to see what a Saturday night is like.”
    Patty smiled. “I’m sure you will do just fine on the weekends.” She lowered her gaze and peered over her reading glasses. “I noticed you talking to Mr. Scott. I wasn’t aware the two of you were so friendly.”
    The hair on Gracie’s neck stood. “I wouldn’t say we are friendly, so to speak. Mr. Scott just wanted to see how I’ve settled in here at my new digs.”
    Patty smirked and nodded her head. “I see. Well, have a good night Gracie. You did an excellent job tonight.”
    “Thanks Patty, it was great meeting you.” Gracie closed the office door on her way out. Great, now my boss suspects I am sleeping with her boss . She shook her head and clocked out before heading to the restroom to wash up. The whole time she worried Tyler would be waiting outside and she wouldn’t be able to resist his charm. Heck, she wasn’t even sure she wanted to resist him. She hated to admit it, but the confident manner in which he had acted tonight had been driving her insane with lust. The way he said,  “I’ll be outside…” gave her shivers. Never before had a man spoken to her with so much confidence.
    Should I hang out with him? The question bounced around in Gracie’s head like a marble in a washing machine. On the one hand, she should get home and get a good nights rest. She’d had a stressful day and could always use a good nights sleep. On the other hand, however, Tyler Scott was drop dead gorgeous and filthy rich. Having a man with his status ask you out on a date was one of the higher compliments a woman could receive. Who was Gracie to look a gift horse in the mouth?
    Gracie pulled her phone out and texted Tamika, asking her if she was okay. She doubted she would respond but felt a responsibility to text her anyway. Then, she applied a thin layer of lipstick and tried to do something with her hair. Five minutes later Gracie was about as satisfied with her appearance as she could expect and exited the restroom with a smile on her face.
    She’d made up her mind. If Tyler was waiting outside and wanted to give her a ride home, she would let him, bu t that was it, just a ride home. Gracie didn’t intend to lose her virginity at three in the morning, to a virtual stranger no less, so a ride home is all she was willing to commit to.
    This was all provided he was even waiting outside, of course. Gracie suspected he probably got tired of waiting for a girl who so far had done nothing but deny his advances.
    She was wrong.
     
     
     
     
     
    *
     
    “Would you like a vodka tonic, Gracie?”
    “Sure. Just one though, I can’t be out all night drinking.”
    Tyler grabbed a bottle from the limo’s fully stocked bar and began mixing a drink. “Did you make good money tonight?”
    “I did okay. Not the sort of money you would consider good, though.”
    Tyler