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I continued to watch the camera feed, waiting.

John started glancing around the restaurant, obviously looking for me –

And then it happened.

Another woman – tall, brunette, and wearing a slinky black dress – walked up to the table with her back to the camera.

My heart stopped in my chest.

Rachel.

I switched camera feeds to confirm.

It was definitely her.

She tapped the blonde on the shoulder, and the woman got up and left.

John was incredibly confused as Rachel sat down in the blonde’s place – although he also seemed pleased with his good fortune. The blonde was very pretty, but Rachel was stunning.

I quickly left the lobby, walked into the restaurant, and headed for the table, approaching from behind Rachel.

As John looked up, a bit of disappointment washed over his face. “Oh, there you are.”

“Here I am,” I said as I circled around and shook his hand, slipping the remaining four hundred pounds into his palm.

But the entire time, my eyes were on Rachel.

She looked up at me, her eyes widening –

And all the blood drained from her face.

“Well, uh, I guess I’ll be going,” John said awkwardly.

“Thanks again,” I said, ignoring him as I stared at her.

John got up… looked at us staring at each other… and then shuffled out of the restaurant.

I took his old seat and gazed at Rachel. She was even more gorgeous than in my memories. Her long, dark tresses were piled on top of her head in an elegant hairdo, and her body was mouthwatering beneath the thin material of her dress. She wasn’t wearing a bra, which distracted the hell out of me.

I also noticed she wasn’t wearing a diamond ring on her finger.

I didn’t know if that meant anything or if she just didn’t want it to get in the way during a gunfight.

I was absolutely sure she’d brought a gun. Something small – either in her purse or strapped to her inner thigh where a garter would normally go.

“So,” she said drolly. “Herman.”

“Hello… Diana.”

“It’s been a while.”

“It has.”

“Cute diversion with the guy,” she said.

“Nice decoy with the girl. Who is she?”

“My assistant.”

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