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“WHAT DO YOU MEAN, the woman you promised me can’t come?” Penelope had fired him at the club and had only tolerated his continued presence because she thought the female bodyguard would be there the next day.
What a morning. It wasn’t even seven and she hadn’t had her coffee yet, and Stefan was telling her that the woman had quit. She narrowed her eyes at him. “Are you making this up?” Even as the words came out of her mouth, she knew he wasn’t. Stefan wasn’t like that.
“I can send someone else for you.” Stefan had just arrived to relieve Josh, who had been on duty all night. He hooked his thumbs into the belt loops on his blue jeans, waiting for her to respond.
Penelope sighed. “No, you can stay today.” Why did he have to look so enticing? Padding barefoot across the cool tile floo
