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2 CATHERINE I licked my lips and forced myself to face forward, like a reasonable, logical woman. How many times was this man going to make me blush? “I'm Jack, by the way.” I licked my lips again, the slight dampness left by my tongue teasing me with possibilities as I answered. Maybe this was how it worked, picking up a man. Maybe Elaine was right. Maybe I could do this. “Catherine.” Jack shifted his legs so they stretched out into the aisle a bit. “What is it you do that has you so stressed?” I considered lying for a split second, but my instincts rebelled at the thought. If he couldn’t handle a woman with a brain, I wasn’t interested anyway. “I'm an attorney.” “My cousin's a lawyer, too. I usually crack jokes about lawyers, but I don't think they pertain to you.” I laughed and