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shapes and sizes, rings, and colorful trinkets. Kate smiled up at Adam, but his gaze was fixed on her hand, his expression amused.
    “That’s an awful lot of keys you have there,” he said. His gaze narrowed and his mouth twitched. “Are those…are those body parts?”
    Damn! Kate had forgotten what her sister’s fiancé, Ben, had given Barbara when she first broke into modeling. All along the key chain, little silver figures of legs, arms, heads, and breasts, peppered the loops. Kate wanted to die. She scrambled out of the car and drew the key chain inconspicuously at her side.
    “My…my sister’s a model and she collects these. She…she thought it would be funny if I had them too,” she explained weakly.
    “An interesting collection.” His eyes grew warm. “I can’t believe there are two of you.”
    “Three, actually. Barbara and Gail.”
    “Are they anything like you?” he asked, clearly interested.
    Kate laughed. “Hardly. They’re gorgeous,” she replied as they made their way to Barbara’s door.
    She turned around and saw him staring at her curiously. “Well, here we are. Thank you for the lift, Adam.”
    “I was wondering when you were going to call me by my first name.” He regarded her carefully. “You’re a curious woman, Kate, all bristles and thorns one minute, shy and fragile the next. It’s as though I’m with two women and I don’t know who to expect.”
    Her heart lurched. “Th…thank you for driving me home.”
    “My pleasure,” he replied smoothly. “I can’t say it was not an interesting evening.”
    Kate couldn’t help noticing the shrewd intelligence behind his eyes. She gave him her hand. “Goodbye, then. Give my best to your sister.”
    His hand felt warm and solid. For one brief moment they remained still, their hands and gazes locked. Kate felt an odd sense of familiarity with him. She cleared her throat and broke their connection. Without saying another word, she turned around, unlocked the front door, and went into Barbara’s lobby.
    She pressed her finger on the buzzer for the second time.
    “Who is it?”
    “It’s me. I’m coming up.”
    Barbara buzzed her in and Kate dashed for the stairs, running up three flights. Her sister was standing at the door when Kate reached her apartment.
    “What are you doing here?” Barbara asked. She looked like she was getting ready for bed.
    “Of all the dumb, stupid, reckless…” Kate began as she swept passed a startled Barbara.
    “What happened?”
    Kate sank onto the couch and groaned. “My date was a disaster.” She brought her hands up to her face. It was hot.
    Barbara sat down beside Kate. “Slow down. Tell me what happened.”
    Kate felt drained and leaned her head back. “Get me a drink first,” she croaked as she removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes.
    “What do you want?”
    “Anything strong.” She placed her glasses on the coffee table and buried her face in her hands. “I can’t believe it. Where am I going to find another Adam? He was the perfect male specimen.”
    “Here, drink first, talk later,” Barbara said as she returned, shoving a drink in her sister’s hands.
    Kate took a generous swig and started to choke and cough as it burned her throat. “What is it?”
    “Ouzo . I got it on vacation. Now tell me what happened.”
    “Get me another one first. I can still feel my fingers and toes.”
    Barbara sighed and returned a few moments later. “This is a double. And slow down this time. This stuff is potent.”
    Kate braced herself and finished half of it. Warmth spread down to her toes. The ouzo tasted like black licorice. It didn’t help that she hadn’t eaten, but right now getting a little tipsy was not a bad idea.
    “My plan was frawless,” she began. “I mean flawless. It was genius, really. Mm, this ouzo is great. Where can I get some?” She loved black licorice.
    “Greece. Now tell me what happened, and I’m not getting up again.”
    “I can’t buy it