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Your name over my heart.
His phone rang, and he wished Willem a good time at the show. He answered as he turned to walk back to the Venetian on his own. “Be warned, Laney, I’m out in public, turning me on would be a dangerous move.”
“Are you drunk?” Her laughing voice filled his ear.
“Yeah, a bit. I had a good afternoon of cards and whiskey.”
“My name over your heart, eh?”
“It’s already there, sweetheart, might as well make it official. Since we’re never going to actually make it official.”
“That’s on your mind, huh?” She lowered her voice. “Is being in Vegas giving you ideas for eloping again?”
He was at the wrong end of the strip for wedding chapels, but he swung his arms out in a wide circle, narrowly missing an older couple in matching Florida is for Lovers t-shirts and navy blue Tilly hats. “Love is all around me, Laney, and I’m all alone.”
She laughed again. “What would you do if I was there?”
“I’d toss you over my shoulder and hail a cab for the Graceland Chapel.”
“You want to get married by Elvis?”
“Sounds perfect.” His hotel loomed ahead of him. “Hey, listen, I’m starving. I’m going to stop at one of the restaurants before heading up to my room. Can I call you back?”
“Sure. How many restaurants are there in the Venetian?”
“I don’t know. The Grand Lux is on the way to my room. Lane, this place is crazy, you gotta see it some day.”
“Go eat your steak, high roller. I love you.”
He had a shit-eating grin on his face as he made his way to the bar. The bartender brought him a menu, and poured him a drink, then drifted down to the other end before coming back. He stopped a few feet away. “Can I help you?”
Kyle started to answer, but the guy held up his hand. “Sorry, buddy, ladies first.”
A swish of fabric and a familiar scent had him half off his stool before Laney stroked her hand down his forearm and gave him a play along look. “Is this seat taken?”
“All yours.” He looked her up and down. Damn, she looked good. Shiny hair, bright eyes, and not a stethoscope in sight. She wore a black mini dress and strappy high heels, her legs bare and long and ever so close to his. Yes, he’d play along. “You come here often?”
“First time.” She returned the admiring look and smiled a secret smile. “You in Vegas alone?”
“Sure am. My fiancée had to work.”
“All work and no play?”
“I wouldn’t say that.”
She leaned closer and lowered her voice. “It’s okay, you can tell me. What happens in Vegas…”
He closed the gap between them and brushed his mouth against her ear. “Order your drink, woman.”
She grinned at the bartender and once they were alone again, she squeezed his thigh. “Miss me?”
“I missed Laney. I have no idea who this wonderful temptress is, but I think she might be trouble.”
“Of the best kind, I promise.”
“Dare I ask how you managed to get out here?”
A serious look drifted across her face for a moment. “It turns out, nothing’s impossible if it’s important enough.”
