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He’d thought he would ask Cat to dance — after watching the people on the dance floor for a good fifteen minutes or so, Loc knew he could manage to imitate their moves well enough — but she seemed troubled after Ashley had left, and he had a feeling that any such requests would be summarily shot down. Was Cat troubled at the idea of seeing someone she’d once cared for, or was she merely annoyed that he and Ashley had plotted this party without really asking for her approval?
Probably a combination of both, and so he judged it best to sit with her and finish their drinks, then suggest quietly, “Time to go home?”
“I thought it was time to go home a half hour ago,” she replied, her tone tart. “But yes, I’m ready.”
She got up from her chair and retrieved the little black clutch purse she
