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I rolled my eyes. “Why did I ask you to come? You are no help.”
“Whatever!” Charlie muttered.
Holly put her hand on my arm. “Well, tomorrow afternoon, we will have the footage ready for you, and you’ll be able to watch both the first and second dance that you had with them. Maybe that will help you decide.”
“I really get to see them?”
“Yep.”
“Can I bring Charlie? She didn’t get to see the first round.”
“Sure.”
“That’s great. Maybe that will help me.” I glanced at my watch. “Look, I’d love to stay and chat with both of you, but I need to get to the restaurant.”
“You’re working tonight? It’s almost eight o’clock.” Charlie asked.
“Yeah, but the kitchen is open for another couple of hours, and I need to make sure we are good for tomorrow.”
“Alright, I’ll give you a call tomorrow and let you know when we are ready.”
“Perfect, thank you, Holly. Charlie, I’ll call you tomorrow.”
I was out the door as soon as I said goodbye, and rushing to the side exit so that I could catch a cab. I rounded the corner onto the main street and smashed right into someone, almost hitting them hard enough that I fell back. Just like the last time, a hand grabbed me and kept me from falling. My face snapped up, and I stared into the eyes of dancer number one. Immediately, the world around me disappeared.
“Get your hands off of her right this minute,” I heard a woman say, and then a hand covered my eyes, and two other hands pulled me away.
“I was just trying to keep—” His words became mumbled as if someone had put a hand over his mouth.
“Come with me,” the voice said again, and I realized it sounded like Maggie.
“Are you okay, Ali?” Alice asked quietly from beside me, and I heard one of the men behind us speak.
“Well, if she was going to pick you, she’s not going to now.” There was a lot of laughter.
“I’m okay, thank you.”
“We were told that if we ran into you with him, to make sure he didn’t speak to you.”
“I appreciate that.”
“You looked beautiful tonight,” Maggie said and glanced back toward the corner that now stood vacant. “Sorry that we didn’t tell you we were friends with him.”
“Actually, I already knew you were. I saw you two talking to him after the first dance.”
“You did?” Alice asked, surprised.
I nodded. “I did, and as much as I would love to talk now, I have to get to work.”
“Work? It’s after eight,” Maggie said as I backed away from them.
“Yeah, I’m a chef. I work late. I have to go. It was great seeing you guys again.”
I turned and rushed toward the taxi stand, waving my hand as one started to slow. Another moment and I was in the taxi, and we were zooming away. I glanced out the window and saw him standing at the corner, watching me go. Instinctively, I put my hand up to the glass as if I could touch him one last time.
I leaned back in my seat and gnawed on my lip. As much as I didn’t want to consider Charlie’s words, I thought she was right. Now I needed to figure out if I wanted safe or sexy.
Chapter Seventeen
