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“There’s no us, Angie. You broke up with me, remember?”
She sighed, her lips twisting into a pout. “Zach, I made a huge mistake letting you go.”
“Nah, it wasn’t a mistake. Things were never right between us.” He checked his watch again and glanced to the door. No Dusty.
“We could try again. We could recapture it.”
“Recapture what? There was never much more between us than friendship, no matter how hard we both tried.”
“Of course there was. Don’t you remember our lovemaking? That was phenomenal, Zach. Don’t you ever wish we could go to bed again? Just once?”
“I’m sorry, Angie.”
“My room’s right upstairs.”
“So’s mine.” Zach shifted his weight from one foot to the other. Where the hell is she?
“Okay, we’ll go to yours.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
“I’ll make it worth your while. I haven’t been able to think about anything except your luscious body.”
“Christ, Angie. Shut the fuck up, will you?”
Dusty entered the ballroom and he silently thanked God.
“It’s over, okay?”
“You’ll change your mind.”
Angelina walked away, swinging her considerable assets. She was a beauty, no doubt. Funny thing, though. Zach wasn’t even slightly tempted. Instead, he couldn’t take his eyes off the golden-haired goddess walking toward him. She looked a little flustered, but she was still the most delicious thing he’d ever seen.
“You all right, darlin’?”
“Fine.” She plunked down in a chair. “I think I’ve had a little too much Wild Turkey, to tell you the truth. I don’t usually drink hard stuff.”
“Why did you tonight?”
She sighed. “I thought it would help me feel a little more at ease. You know, with Angelina and all.”
“Angelina is nothing compared to you.”
“That’s sweet of you to say. But you and she—”
“That’s over.”
“I know. I just… Never mind.”
“What is it, darlin’?”
Before she could answer, his brother Dallas and his wife approached the table. “Hey, Zach. Who’s this?”
Trust Dallas to get straight to the point. “Dusty O’Donovan. Her pa used to work at the ranch back in the late eighties. You remember?”
“Can’t say that I do.”
“Sure you do. Her brother Sam was best friends with Chad.”
