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“Also, because you’re my best friend…be careful, okay? When everything happened with Anna, man, you were a hot fucking mess. Having you on an even keel makes everything better for all of us.”
    Chase nodded and gave Gage a man-hug, their right hands clasping as if arm-wrestling, then bumping chests and right shoulders. “I know. That was kind of a shitty time for me. Thanks for putting up with my bullshit. This thing I’ve got going on now…it could be good. Really good.”
    “And if it doesn’t go the way you’re hoping?”
    Chase didn’t answer immediately. “It will. It has to.”  
    Gage gave Chase a hard shove toward the exit. “Go. And good luck.”
    I don’t need luck , Chase thought. I just need her .  
    He found her on the same stool where he’d left her, finishing a side of cheese fries, dipping the last one in ranch. She had a nearly empty glass of red wine in front of her, and she tossed the last bit back as Chase approached.  
    “That was a seriously great show,” she said, standing up and putting on her coat, then slipping her palms around to the backs of his shoulders. “You kicked ass.”
    The familiar affection in the way she touched him sent a thrill of excitement through Chase, the kind of upwelling of emotion that had his throat closing and his heart pumping harder. He fitted his hands to the swell of her hips, holding her tight against him.
    “Thanks,” he said. “I was pumped. I felt good. Knowing you were watching…it just gave me this jolt of energy.”
    Jamie pressed even closer to him, crushing her breasts against his chest and gazing up into his eyes. “So now what do we do?” She curled her fingers into the muscle of his shoulders, nails raking through the thin cotton of his T-shirt, sending chills of arousal shivering down his spine and into his balls.
    “Now…we have three days to ourselves. My next show isn’t until Wednesday.”
    Her lips touched his jaw between ear and chin, then his throat; Chase had to focus on catching his breath each time a kiss planted fire on his skin. “And what could we possibly do for those three days?” Her voice was low and sultry and thick with overt suggestion.
    Chase let his fingers crawl down to caress the upper curve of her ass, scratching the denim. “Hmmm. I might be able to think of a few things.”
    “Less thinking, more doing.” Jamie bit him, a sharp nip of the skin on his neck near his shoulder. “I can’t take the waiting anymore. I need you. Right now.”
    Chase rumbled a husky laugh in reply, turning away and taking her hand in his. He pulled her into a swift walk, leading her out of the club and into the cold Chicago night. The air was still and thin, cold as the upper atmosphere, dark as space. A yellow cab drifted by, its light off, tires buzzing against the road. A few isolated flecks of snow skirled through the street, blown from some secret place. The sky above was clear and cloudless, blackest black between sky-scraping towers. A sliver of gibbous moon glinted low in the sky, and Jamie’s hand was warm in Chase’s.  
    He took a deep breath of the frozen air, glanced at Jamie. “There’s a hotel just around the corner. We can go there.”
    “The closer the better.”
    Chase pulled her into a walk in the direction of the hotel. “Eager, much?”
    Jamie shoved him playfully. “Yeah. You’re not? Maybe I misjudged the situation, then.”
    Chase pulled her into him and grabbed a handful of her ass and kneaded it roughly. “I’m about two seconds away from bending you over that car and taking you right here,” Chase growled, “so don’t tempt me.”
    Jamie gazed up at him with serious eyes. “You don’t hear me protesting, do you?”
    Chase just shook his head and pulled her back into a walk. They reached the hotel soon, and Chase stood at the concierge desk arranging for a room. The lobby was deserted except for the concierge. As he worked with the young woman behind the desk, Chase felt