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avail. As soon as I dried them, they became moist again.
    “I’ve been waiting for this to happen. I thought it might take you longer.”
    “Longer?”
    He looked up toward the ceiling and chuckled. “You and Todd have been circling each other for months. You keep setting him up with women you know he won’t like, and he stares at you every chance he gets. Why don’t you two just give in and get it over with?”
    “You are wrong about this. He treats me like a friend. There is no interest on his part.” But I had to ask, “You’ve seen him staring at me?”
    Colin let out an exasperated sigh. “Yes, I have. Honestly, though, I don’t know what his problem is. He does seem to avoid you.”
    I let my eyes wander to the dance floor. A slow song played, and I was sure Monica would take full advantage. I craned my neck to see past the other dancers on the floor and spotted her ridiculous, red dress and the rest of her body wrapped around Todd.
    “Should we rescue him?” Jain shouted over the music.
    “I don’t know. Do you think he needs rescuing?” I asked.
    I had Colin to my left, Jain on my right; all three of us were watching the spectacle unfold.
    Colin leaned over me to speak to Jain. “Aw, let the guy have a little fun before you…uh, oh.”
    Todd had his back to us, so I couldn’t see his expression. Monica’s hands were under his tux jacket, rubbing them up and down his back. I watched in fascinated horror as her hands went down, and down a little more. Oh, please, don’t do it . She did. She went there. Todd leaned down and spoke directly into her ear. Dread snaked through me as I realized they’d probably be leaving together. Monica was obviously on a mission.
    I tried to console myself with the fact he wasn’t interested in me anyway. It wasn’t as if Todd would ever give me a second glance. Apparently, Monica was his type. I kicked myself though. I didn’t want Todd with someone like her. He should be with someone like… me .
    Cluttered thoughts crashed around my brain like bumper cars. So much so, I almost missed Monica’s expression. With eyebrows drawn together and lips that formed a tight line, she removed her hands from under Todd’s jacket and put them on her hips. Her expression changed again, this time to an all-out pout. Todd bowed briefly, turned away, and walked back to the table. He sat back into his chair, crossed his arms, and those long-lashed, accusing eyes swept back and forth between mine and Jain’s.
    “You two girls done with the introductions now?”
    Jain pressed her lips together, averted her eyes, and nodded. I decided the best course of action was to mimic her and nodded in unison. I had a feeling, one day, we would all laugh about it, but I didn’t think it would be tonight.
    “Good.” His dark lashes lowered, but not before I saw the sparkle in his eyes and a barely contained smile.
    A loud crash outside the open French doors prevented further conversation. It sounded like an entire platter of champagne glasses met their end. The music continued, but all eyes turned toward the commotion and who was responsible for it.
    A handsome, smiling man came through the doors and waved. Laughter ensued, a little clapping, and the man bowed gracefully.
    I leaned closer to Colin and joked, “I wouldn’t mind an introduction to that one.”
    The man in the doorway stood tall and tan, with blonde streaks through his wavy, light brown hair. He commanded attention. When he smiled, two of the cutest dimples I’d ever seen appeared.
    “Done,” Colin laughed, pulled me by the hand, and headed for the open doorway.
    “I was kidding. Stop, Colin.” I tried to jerk free, but he only tightened his grip.
    “Walk with me,” he instructed.
    “Really, I’m ready to admit it. I have feelings for Todd, okay? Can we stop now?”
    “Too late.” He stopped and turned me toward Handsome Dimple Guy. With a huge grin on his face, Colin tilted his head in my direction and said,