was shy. She knew why she didn’t like to call attention to herself, but she didn’t quite
know how to get over it. If she had even half of Sydney’s confidence, she’d march over
to Gage and wrap herself around him like a piece of duct tape.
Duct tape. She mentally grimaced. No wonder she was still single. She should have
used a word like candy, Saran Wrap, hell, even sticky tape was more romantic than—
“Oh my God, Hailey. He’s looking right at us!”
Faith and the girls shrieked and dove for cover when a flashlight suddenly passed
over the window. Hailey, however, had been too caught up in her fantasy to react in time.
She finally managed to fly off the chair to the floor without crushing Beth, and
prayed the glare of light on glass protected her identity.
“Shit! He knows I live here.” Faith panted, then she cursed again. “He’s putting his
pants back on. Hell, I think he’s leaving his apartment!”
A mad rush for the door left Hailey and Sydney standing together blinking at one
another. They turned and watched as Gage left his place with the door open, only to
return a moment later with a newspaper.
“I didn’t know Faith had that much speed in her,” Hailey said stupidly.
“I know. And Beth and Amy were hard on her tail.”
They stared at each other. Then Hailey grinned, prodding Sydney to smile. The sheer
absurdity of the moment hit them, and bales of laughter erupted.
“You should have seen your face!” Sydney cried.
“Mine? What about yours!” Her eyes teared, and she clutched her stomach. “As if he
could see through the glass at night. And do you think a man who looks like that would
really care about a couple of harmless peepers like us, anyway?”
Sydney laughed. “This definitely calls for some wine.” She checked Faith’s cabinets
and frowned. “She’s out. How about you round us up some booze while I call the others
back? The least we can do since Gage isn’t putting on a show is watch some reruns ofSex
and the City.”
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“Or anything with Russell Crowe or Hugh Jackman in it.” Hailey chuckled and
