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I shook my head and shrugged. “I don’t know. There was just something about him. Although I don’t need a man to feel safe.”
“None of us need a man to feel safe.” Alice laughed.
“Of course you don’t, Alice. You’re a freaking sharpshooter!” Maggie said.
“What?” I asked, surprised as I stared at the elegant and slim woman with the black hair piled on her head in a messy bun.
“I’m not a sharpshooter; I’m a competitive shooter.”
“She’s won like every competition she’s even been in. You should see all her trophies.”
“Get out!” Holly leaned forward. “I didn’t know that!”
“It’s true.” Maggie nodded quickly. “She showed me a video of one of her competitions. I was amazed.”
“How long have you been doing that?” I asked Alice.
“Since I was eight.”
“Holy crap!” I replied.
“What does Jake think about your shooting? With as much experience as you have, you could teach firearms classes.”
“Why would I tell Jake?”
“Wait.” Holly’s mouth fell open. “He doesn’t know?”
“Are you serious? How can he not know?” Maggie continued questioning Alice after she shook her head.
“Because I have never told him. Why would I? I told you that I didn’t like the man. I work for him because I like the company and the other guys. I could do without Jake and his attitude.”
“You’re telling me that if Jake tried to get you in bed, you wouldn’t jump in headfirst?” Maggie gave her a skeptical look. “I’m not sure I could say no to that man, and I have Greg keeping my bed warm.”
Alice grinned at her. “I almost went out with Greg once.”
“You did?” I wondered if Maggie would be upset, but she didn’t seem to be. “Did he ask you out?”
“Oh, we flirted a lot, but that stopped the moment you two reconnected at the coffee shop.”
Maggie snickered. “I realize that you veered off the original question about sleeping with Jake.”
Alice blinked a couple of times and then sat back. “I’m not sure Jake could handle me.”
“What do you mean? How could that man not handle you?” Holly asked her and then laughed as she glanced toward me, chuckling. “I might even let him manhandle me.”
Alice gnawed on her bottom lip for a moment. “You all don’t know this about me, but I might be a little strong for him.”
“What does that mean?” I asked, immediately picturing a scrawny, short guy.
Alice pursed her lips, and Maggie slapped her hand down on the table. “No way! You’re a Dom!”
Alice turned to her, a brow raised, and Holly’s jaw dropped again. “Is she right? Are you a dominatrix?”
I know my eyes almost popped out of my head. That would be the last thing I would ever consider with Alice. She looked so sweet and sexy, although she also looked exotic and fierce, too.
Alice shrugged. “I’ve been known to dabble.”
“Holy crap!” Holly clapped her hand over her mouth. “How does that work?”
