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so　。　。　。hot　？　His　hair　was　knotted　in　dread…locks　that　tumbled　messily　over　his　forehead；　and　his

brown　eyes　sparkled　against　his　tanned　skin。　He　wore　a　dark　green；　three…button　suit；　and　a　green

silk　tie　hung　loosely　around　his　neck。　She　stood　up　straight　and　tried　to　look　posed；　but　as　she

did　the　pedestal　she？d　been　leaning　against　shook。　She　looked　up　to　see　the　female　nude　statue

above　her　move　suddenly；　before　it　struck　a　new　pose。

Vanessa　hadn？t　seen　Aaron　since　they？d　broken　up　at　the　beginning　of　the　summer。　After　they？d

been　together　for　only　a　few　weeks；　Aaron　had　given　her　a　silver　friendship　ring；　which　was

totally　corny？and；　for　Vanessa；　a　total　deal…breaker。　She？d　immediately　thrown　it　in　a　drawer。

Considering　she　hadn？t　been　able　to　stop　sleeping　with　Dan　at　the　time；　it　was　probably　for　the

best。

？Hey；　stranger！？　Aaron　grabbed　her　hand；　pulling　her　into　a　hug。　He　finally　released　her；　stepping

back　to　look　her　up　and　down　with　obvious　approval。　？You　look　gorgeous。　I　was　hoping　to　see　you

tonight。？　His　red　lips　curved　into　a　big　smile。

Vanessa　raised　her　eyebrows。　？It？s　good　to　see　you　too。　Want　to　trade　shoes？？　Aaron

laughed。　？I？d　look　pretty　hot　in　those；？　he　agreed；　pointing　at　her　light　blue　Robert　Clergerie

heels。

？So；　how　was　your　road　trip？？　she　asked；　remembering　that　a　couple　of　months　ago　she　was

supposed　to　be　on　that　trip。　She？d　stayed　behind　to　be　with　Dan；　and　now　he　was　gay。

Good　call　on　that　one。

？It　was　great。？　Aaron　kept　his　eyes　on　Vanessa？s　d？col…letage　as　the　busty　statue　above　them

rearranged　her　position；　leaning　forward　annoyingly　as　if　she　were　part　of　their　conversation。　？But