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Mary Ellen leaned against the wall and smiled. “You do, though, and so does Cam. You two are made for each other.”
Piper smiled and ducked into one of the stalls. She didn’t know what to say to that. She didn’t know what to think. She was still trying to process what Cam had said earlier—about her being the woman he loved. She kept letting her mind edge closer to it, but then she stopped herself. In order to really think about it, she’d have to face the question of whether she loved him. Part of her wasn’t ready to. Part of her already knew the answer but wasn’t sure what to do with it.
Mary Ellen’s phone started to ring. “I’m going to take this outside,” she called. “I’ll see you back at the table.”
“Okay.” Piper wasn’t fast enough to go out to join her, she was too busy trying to wiggle back into her dress. She heard the door open and close and then it opened again.
“Can you believe it?”
“No. I knew he wasn’t just going up to see his brother. You know what Cam’s like. There had to be a girl he was doing.”
Piper held her breath. Whoever was out there, they were talking about her!
“Yeah, but the fact that he’s still doing her? That he’s brought her here tonight—and she’s working for him? I can’t believe it.”
“She’s only filling in for Gene, though, right?”
“Yes, but that could mean she’s going to be around for a while. Who knows if Gene’s even going to come back. Do you want him flying you around when he has his next heart attack?”
“God, no!”
“You don’t think Cam could be serious about her, do you? I mean, she is sitting with him and his parents.”
Piper leaned closer, wondering what the other one’s answer might be.
“Don’t be silly. He’s way too much of a player to get serious. Maybe she’s great in the sack, and he’s stringing her along, so she’ll stick around a while, but he’ll soon get bored. He’ll be back in my bed before long. I guarantee it. She’s nothing special.”
Anger bubbled up inside Piper. She opened the door and smiled at the two women standing there. “Sorry to disappoint you ladies, but what Cam and I have is something very special. I can guaranteeyou, he won’t be back in your bed—ever again.”
One of the women looked embarrassed, but the other one gave her a filthy look. “You’re the one who’s going to end up disappointed. What makes you think you’re so special? We’ve all slept with him, and we all know that he moves on, and he’ll come back around again.”
“Not this time.”
“Don’t fool yourself. Just because he’s giving you the whole red wine and roses experience now, it won’t last. Soon, you’ll just be another number he calls when he feels like a change from his latest conquest.”
Piper scowled at her. “You’re just bitter because he’s moved on from you.”
The woman had the audacity to laugh. “No, I’m just impatient, waiting for him to be done with you.”
Piper let herself out of the bathroom. She didn’t need to stick around for any more of that. She hurried back through the foyer and found Cameron waiting for her in the doorway. “Are you okay? Piper?”
She was shaking, she hadn’t realized it until she stopped. “I’m fine.”
“No, you’re not. What happened?”
“I just ran into a couple of your old girlfriends who wanted to warn me that you’ll soon be back in their beds.”
Cameron put his hands on her shoulders and looked down into her eyes. “I’m sorry. I tried to warn you something like that might happen.”
She blew out a sigh and managed to give him a smile. “You did, and I shouldn’t be mad at you, but I am.”
He nodded. “I can understand that.”
“Why do you always have to be so damned understanding?”
He smiled. “You’re the one who’s being understanding. I think some women would storm out on me over that.”
She scowled at him. “And you’d know how most women react because you’ve slept with so many of them.”
