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After that sexy phone conversation, Cassie felt as if she were holding her breath, waiting for the next shoe to drop. Ben took the week off, which meant Kevin filled in for him in the cockpit instead of working in the hangar with her.
She missed him. And yet she was relieved. And yet she couldn’t wait to see him again. Or hear his voice on the phone. Or…gah.
Everything was so strange and confusing these days—her mother in seclusion, her feelings for Kevin up in the air, the news about Matthew Dearborn’s stalking. She needed a distraction.
That was why she found herself in a booth at the Orbit Grill and Lounge, surveying the black-painted ceiling with its glow-in-the-dark stars and the disco balls that added that extra special touch of cheesy to the ambiance.
Lisa Peretti and the ot
