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She hesitated and then smiled. Declan was sure that she was going to tell him, no, until she nodded. “I’d love to see Paris with you, Declan. Thank you. It will be nice to spend the day with a fellow American in Paris.”
“How about we meet in the hallway at nine in the morning?” he asked.
“That works for me,” she agreed. “I’m usually up at dawn anyway. See you in the morning,” she said. He watched as she left his room and walked across the hallway with her cleaning cart, to Tanner’s room. If he played things right, they would be able to mix a whole lot of pleasure with business while they were in Paris. Sexy little Shelby was a game-changer for him, and he just hoped he’d be able to convince his best friend that she could be that for him too.
Declan grabbed his cell phone and called Tanner before Shelby even knocked on his door. The phone rang three times and he worried that his friend was sleeping, which would completely fuck up his plans. When Tanner finally answered, Declan knew for sure that his friend had been sleeping.
“What,” he mumbled into the phone.
“Listen and don’t talk,” Declan ordered.
“What the fuck, man?” Tanner asked.
“Shut up, Tanner,” Declan insisted. “Shelby is about to knock on your door. She’s a maid here—let her in. Don’t let on that you’re on the phone with me though.”
“A maid?” Tanner asked. Declan could hear Shelby knocking on the door across the hall since he had his ear pressed up against his hotel room door.
“Housekeeping,” she called.
“Come on in,” Tanner said. “I’m on the phone, sorry,” he said.
“No problem,” Shelby said. “I won’t be long. It’s good to see you again, Tanner,” she said.
“Tell her that it’s good to see her too,” Declan insisted.
“Um, good to see you too, Shelby,” Tanner said, following Declan’s orders. “You want to tell me what’s going on?” he asked Declan.
“Sure,” Declan said. “You see—I like Shelby and I’m spending the day with her tomorrow, on her day off.”
“Fuck, man,” Tanner said. “How is that fair?”
“I take it that you like Shelby too?” Declan asked.
“I do,” Tanner said.
“Well, how about you convince her to hang out with both of us tomorrow?” Declan asked. “Talk to her while she’s in your room and ask her what she likes to do for fun around Paris. She’s new here, so I’ve offered to show her around. I’m betting that she’ll tell you about our little date tomorrow and that’s when you should invite yourself,” Declan said.
“Right,” Tanner breathed. “So, you like this one then?” he asked. Declan didn’t want Tanner to blow their chance with Shelby and he knew that the longer he stayed on the phone, the more they chanced that happening. Tanner was a “Fly by the seat of his pants” kind of guy and he’d blurt just about anything out without thinking about the consequences.
“I do,” Declan said. “Go talk to her and invite yourself along. We can talk more later.” He ended the call and tossed his phone onto the bed. He just hoped like hell that Tanner could land an invitation and not end up naked with Shelby in bed. That would blow Declan’s chances with her, and he wanted his chance with Shelby.
