naked again,with her friends in tow.Uh-uh. No way. She would have to make that clear
tomorrow when they met again.
She paused. But would that seem pushy? Too girlfriend-ish? Much as she liked that
title, she realized she was supposed to be a modern woman. And sex, even marathon sex,
didn’t mean commitment in the eyes of the everyday male.
“But he’s not an average guy,” she muttered.
“What’s that?” Joy, her assistant, asked.
“Oh, nothing. Just mumbling to myself.”
Joy studied her, a small grin on her face. “You know, Hailey. I have to say, you look
really good today. Like you’re glowing. And rumor has it you didn’t glare and ignore
Eddie like you usually do. You gave it to him but good. I have to ask, what gives?”
Hailey blushed. “I’m not that mean, am I?”
“You’re not mean at all. Eddie Flynn’s a jerk. It’s just that you seem, well, really
confident lately. And…happy.”
She frowned. “I’m not normally happy?”
“You’re good at your job. You’re nice to me and the women around here. But you
don’t, ah, glow. It’s hard to explain.”
Hailey nodded absently and made up some nonsense about winning money on a bet
from a friend. Gage, apparently, had had more of an impact on her than just on her
rampant hormones. The man was making herhappy. She chuckled to herself and
continued typing, wondering what Sydney would make of this.
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“Damn. This is what I worried about.” Sydney stared hard at her friend with a frown.
“Sydney? I thought you’d be happy for me. I finally had sex with a guy even you
admitted you liked. What’s wrong with being happy at work?”
“Nothing, if that’s who you normally are. Don’t mistake a great lay for more, Hailey.
Or you’ll end up getting hurt.” She sighed. “Oh, forget it. Just promise you’ll take things
