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New Jersey accent, so slight she almost didn’t catch it.
    She smiled at the stranger who was taking a seat across from her. “Whichever you prefer.”
    “ Business or pleasure?” He pointed towards her binder.
    “ Business,” she sighed, “Though I could be interested in some pleasure, if you are.”
    He smiled, liking how direct this woman was, “I’m Zach, and you are?”
    Closing the binder, feeling the warmth between her legs as she leaned forward, a smile playing on her lips, “Shayla.”
    “ Well Shayla, what sort of pleasure are you up for?” Zach smelled of a pine needles and Dial soap.
    Shayla was sure she’d smiled it before, but never on a man like this, “I’m up for anything.”
    “ Now, that could be a dangerous thing to say to a stranger on a train.” He reached out to brush her strawberry locks from her eyes, “I’ll be staying in Summit, and maybe we could meet up for drinks and see what happens.”
    All Shayla could think about was how good it would feel to fuck a stranger, and the excuse meeting him up for drinks would give her to leave her parents’ house. It was almost like she was back in high school meeting up with Brad whenever possible, which wasn’t often. “I’ll be in Summit as well.” She pulled out a piece of paper from her purse and wrote her number on it, “Text me.”
    He took the paper with a smile on his face as if he knew what he’d be getting by the end of the night, “How about we meet at The Office at 8?”
    Shayla didn’t make it back to Summit very often, but she knew that’s where a lot of her friends from high school went when they were in town, drinking Blue Moon and catching up. Then again, they’d always loved to gossip about her encounters back then, why not now as well? “That sounds perfect Zach.”
    “ I’ll see you tonight then.” He rose just as the train was pulling into the station. Against his khaki’s she could see the bulge and it was impressive. He was waiting for other passengers around them as he offered to help Shayla with her bag.
    Once on the platform she noticed him wave towards her as he went towards someone—no, it couldn’t be? Carter?
    Zach was shaking hands with Carter Jensen and Eva Houston. Of all the people in Summit for him to be connected with it was her high school boyfriend and his bitch of a best friend.
    “ F.M.L.” She muttered to herself when she saw Zach look over at her with his million dollar smile. Suddenly she realized how much Zach and Carter looked alike, crap she’d just hit on her ex-boyfriends twin brother.

CHAPTER TWO
     
     
     
    Zach Jensen chuckled to himself as he saw the look of recognition sweep across Shayla’s face from across the platform. He’d known it was her the minute he saw her sitting in her seat, watching the scenery. He couldn’t help but wonder what she’d been thinking—but he had a pretty good idea after their conversation. He could help but wonder if she was curious now, or disgusted.
    “ Bro?” Carter’s accent was much thicker and apparent to Zach’s after adapting to living in Colorado the last few years. “Tell me you’re not day dreaming about Shayla again.”
    “ Who’s daydreaming? I got a date with her tonight.” Zach flashed to his high school fantasy of going on a date with her. Couldn’t he have just a few minutes more to relish in it?
    Charter shook his head and looked over to Eva, “You would think he would’ve grown out of this by now.”
    “ That’s for sure.” Eva rolled her eyes as she dug through her purse for her keys, “Tell me Zach, did Shayla come up to you and ask if you wanted a blow job?”
    Zach rolled his eyes; he knew that Eva was still upset about those train rides in high school. She’d always wanted in with Shayla’s crowd but had never been allowed in past being Carter’s platonic pal. He’s watched Shayla hit on men back then; he had never been positive how things played out between her and the mystery men. It