“It was unplanned,” I say.
“Haven’t you seen a woman’s cleavage before?”
I break into a chuckle. “Is this a trick question?”
Hannah furrows her brow. “No. It’s a serious question. Sort of.”
“Sort of?” I tease her.
“Yes. Sort of. Because I’ll be honest, Maverick—part of me likes that you were checking me out.”
“Oh, yeah?” I forget about my plans to not flirt with her as I step closer. “What part?”
She winks. “My ego. Because now we’re even, you and I.”
I cock my head. “Even? I don’t follow.”
“You saw me check you out at the courthouse. I know you did.”
I take another step into her space so our toes are nearly touching. “Yeah, well, I’ll let you in on a secret, Hannah. My ego wasn’t the only part of me that reacted to you that day.”
Her breath turns shallow. “No?”
I shake my head. “No.” I shift my gaze to her sundress. “Is this the dress you said you bought for your night of requisite rebound sex?”
“Yes.” Her ice-blue eyes darken. “Maverick, I…”
Whatever she was about to say is drowned out by the blaring ring of my cell phone in my pocket. Hannah jumps, and I step back from her.
I fish my phone out and glance at the screen.
“Colt,” I say as I swipe to answer. “What’s going on?”
“You sound weird,” he says in response.
I clear my throat. “I’m fine. What’s up?”
“Dylan and I are flying to Denver in a couple of days. Dylan has to film an ad for a sponsor, and I’m going to be in the commercial with him.”
I grin. “That’s cool.”
“Yeah. Should be fun.”
“Why Denver?” I ask.
“The ad is for an energy drink, and their headquarters are in Denver, so they want the whole mountain setting included in the shoot.”
“Got it.”
“Does that work out with your timing at all? I thought I’d take a shot and see if you’d be in the area.”
“You know, that actually should line up.” I glance at Hannah for the first time since I answered the phone. She’s standing stock still against the wall, but her gaze is on me. I turn toward the window. “We’re in Vegas right now.”
Colton chuckles. “How are you and your runaway bride getting along?”
“Fine,” I say quickly, hoping to shut him down.
It doesn’t work.
