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jerked his head back slightly
and said, “Of course I did.  That’s what all men are supposed to do.” 
Okay….whatever you say.
    “Well, thank you.”  He seemed
like a nice enough guy.  I needed to chill out a little and just enjoy the
evening.  We stared at each other for several long seconds before Jack moved to
go to his own chair.
    Just then, the waiter walked up
and took our drink orders.  Cale didn’t order any alcohol since he was driving
us…very big of him considering my memory of him in college.  He was never the designated driver.  The thought of those days made me smile and Jack
apparently saw. 
    He leaned over to me and said,
“Something funny?  You look a little lost in your thoughts and they’re making
you smile.” 
    “Not really.  Just a memory I
suddenly had.”  I smiled at him and then continued to look over the menu. 
    “Hmm, I’m intrigued,” he softly
said as he turned to his own menu.  I had an unwelcome, but nice feeling
running through me.   His voice was sexy and soothing as he talked low where
only I could hear him. 
    “Hey, Jen!”  Emily shocked me out
of the beginning of a little daydream. 
    “Yes, Em?”  I couldn’t hide the
sarcastic, snarky tone. 
    “You and Jack have something
really big in common.  He’s in advertising too.”  Good lord, she was so
freakin’ hyper.
    Turning to look directly at Jack,
I asked, “Oh yeah?  Which firm?”
    “Redman, Daniels & Smith. 
How about you?”  Well, shit.  Now, I was thinking about him and I did
not want to be thinking about a Mr. Rylan Daniels right now, but my mind was
drifting.
    “JEN!”  Emily’s voice shocked me
back to reality.  “Oh, um I work for Sullivan & Jackson so I guess we’re
rivals, huh?”
    “Well, I think I can handle
leaving work at work.  How about you?”  He was right.   It didn’t really matter
anyway.
    “Yes, please!  I don’t want to
think about work right now anyway.”  I smiled and took a sip of my wine.  I
wasn’t even going to mention Rylan Daniels because that would start a whole
conversation that I did not want to have at the moment.
    Jack winked at me and quietly
said, “Good answer.”  That little maneuver sent a delicious shiver through me. 
My night might turn out to be a really, really good night after all.
    We made small talk through dinner
and then left to go out to a club for a while to hear a local band.  I had
originally thought I would make some excuse to go home after dinner, but I had
such a nice time with Jack that I was more than happy to spend a little more
time with him. 
    He put his hand in the small of
my back to guide me as we entered the club and I couldn’t help but to close my
eyes for a second and soak up the feeling.  I hadn’t really gone out on a real date in a while….not since Cole, who happened to be married,
unbeknownst to me.  That left some deep scars in me that left me feeling really
stupid for not figuring him out.  I mean, hell….we dated for damn near a year.
    “Hey, want anything from the
bar?”  Jack was leaning into my back and talking so close that I could feel his
lips graze my ear.  I couldn’t help but to flinch and I felt him smile.  I
leaned back slightly against him…..pure instinct, I’m sure…..and turned my head
a little.
    “Maybe just some water for now,
please.”  I needed a clear head for the rest of the night.
    His hand came around the side of
my waist, but stopped before reaching all the way around.  “Okay, but I really
don’t want to move from where I am right now.” 
    I laughed and shook my head at
him, still looking at him over my shoulder.  “Is that right?”
    “Um, hell yeah!  I’m standing
here with a beautiful girl so close I can almost feel her every curve and the
last thing I want to do is walk away from her.”  That made me laugh even though
I was feeling the same way.
    “Nice one!  Okay, slick….forget
the water….for now.”  At that, his