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Reese.
    She left the car where it was as she
unloaded and carried her luggage to her room. Billed as a condo-style resort,
there were no bellhops to help with the luggage, which was no problem for
Makenna. Even though her borrowed suitcases were bulging and she was a few
pounds too heavy to be called athletic, she was in good physical condition. She
opened the door to her second floor room and murmured a delighted hum of
approval.
    She had lived in apartments smaller than
this suite. A full kitchen, totally modern and stocked with the latest of every
gadget, offered an eat-in granite bar with barstools. The living room yawned
beyond, a large room with comfortable furnishings and a cozy corner fireplace.
The bedroom with its king sized bed and ample storage pieces boasted a Jacuzzi
tub in one corner and a huge bathroom larger than the one she and Kenzie now
shared.
    “I could totally get used to this for
the week,” she said aloud to the empty room. She deposited her luggage and
roamed through the space opening doors and drawers, familiarizing herself with
her home-away-from-home. Well done , Kenzie , she thought. Well
done .
    A sudden stab of guilt flashed through
her at the thought of Kenzie. Some friend she was turning out to be! She hadn’t
even thought of the dear woman, lying up in a hospital bed thousands of miles
away. She grabbed her phone and clicked to her messages, relieved to see one
from Linda.
          Out of
surgery and doing fine.
         
 Awake and flirting with cute intern.
          Will keep
you posted. Take care.
    Makenna laughed, thinking that sounded
par for her best friend. Kenzie was a natural born flirt, and men were
automatically drawn to her fun, vibrant personality. While they were so alike
in some areas, in others, like their flirting prowess, they were worlds apart.
As Makenna typed the Austin hospital’s name into the search engine on her
phone, she wished she were more like her friend in that aspect. How would
Kenzie have handled meeting Hardin today on the plane? Makenna had gotten his
phone number, but Kenzie would probably have secured a definite date with the
handsome stranger.
    Maybe this week, while pretending to be
her friend, Makenna could emulate some of her moves. She had certainly watched
her roommate enough, flirting and toying with men’s emotions, but somehow she
had never been brave enough to try any of those tactics for herself. This week,
however, she was pretending to be someone else, so why not act like someone
else? This might be the perfect opportunity to step out of her comfortable
little box and try to be more aggressive, more engaging. With a naughty jiggle
of her eyebrows, Makenna decided she just might make the first move in calling
the handsome blue-eyed man.
    Finding the number she was looking for,
Makenna dialed the hospital and asked for her friend’s room number and to be
connected. Kenzie answered groggily on the fourth ring.
    “How are you?” Makenna asked anxiously.
    “Sore. Sleepy. Are you there yet?”
    “Yes, all checked in to my room. It’s
gorgeous, Ken, all done in creams and browns and splashes of red.”
    “Send me a picture.”
    “Are you sure you’re all right? Who’s
been there with you?”
    “Marci and Linda and your mom and
Robert.”
    “Who’s Robert?”
    “This really cute intern I met. He’s
hot.” The sleepy words lacked enthusiasm.
    “Only you, my friend, would hook up with
one of your doctors while having surgery!” Makenna laughed.
    “He’s seen me at my worst and still
wants my number.”
    “You sound like you’re still a little
loopy. I have a ton of questions to ask you, but they can wait until morning. I
just wanted to know you were all right.”
    “I’m fine.”
    “Okay, then I’ll let you get back to
sleep. I’ll talk to you in the morning.”
    “’Kay. And Makenna?”
    “Yeah?”
    “Thanks again. You saved my life today.”
    “We’ll see about that. I haven’t pulled
this whole thing