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She gave him a sidelong glance, trying to decide if he was joking. “The airport?”
He nodded. “My driver is downstairs waiting for me. I was wondering if you would like to come with me?”
“To the airport? I told you, the next flight isn’t until tomorrow.”
“But my private jet is leaving for Hawaii within the next two hours.”
“You’re going to Hawaii?” If this was a joke, Liza didn’t get it.
“I’ve been invited to the same wedding as you.”
“Arnold and Johnnie’s?”
There’s no way in hell Arnold wouldn’t have told her that he’d included Matt on the guest list. Unless…
Oh God. Unless he was playing matchmaker.
“I didn’t realize you and Arnold were so close,” she mused.
“To be honest, I didn’t realize it either. I was surprised when he called to invite me. I’d intended to give my regrets, but Arnold Jackson is the most persuasive man I’ve ever met. Only surpassed by?—”
“Johnnie,” she interjected.
“They’ve invited me out to dinner a few times since New Year’s. They’re really good company.”
Liza was going to have a long heart-to-heart with Arnold when she got to Hawaii because her friend had clearly been holding out on her. Then she pictured Johnnie and Matt having dinner together. “Johnnie must love you,” she said with a grin.
Matt narrowed his eyes, catching her drift. “He’s a shameless flirt.”
“Let me guess, he’s trying to convince you to bat for the other team.”
Matt sighed. “It would be annoying if it wasn’t so damn funny.”
Liza had to admit he’d summed up Johnnie perfectly, which meant he really had spent some quality time with the two men.
“Anyway, Arnold wouldn’t take no for answer, so here I am. On my way to Hawaii,” Matt said.
“Beats the hell out of Philly in mid-February.”
“It really does. I’m afraid I’m on a tight timeline because my flight schedule is locked in, so there’s no time for you to take your car home.” The two of them stepped off the elevator and crossed the foyer to the exit.
Liza blinked a couple of times. “You were serious about me coming with you?”
“Of course I was. Why would you wait an extra day when I can get you there today?”
Part of her thought she should say no. They had agreed to maintain a professional relationship and nothing more. And by they, she meant him. Because she had wanted to expand on the one-night stand.
But Matt had chosen Patricia.
Shit.
Patricia.
There was no way in hell Liza was hopping on a plane for fifteen hours with that woman.
“I don’t think it’s such a good idea.”
Matt tilted his head, clearly surprised she was turning him down. “Why not?”
