16 Careful What You Say The annual Cooper & Nielson gala was in full swing by the time Clay and Gigi arrived. She’d shocked the s**t out of him when she appeared in makeup that accentuated rather than masked her freckles and a floor-length burgundy dress that hugged the curves she normally hid in her work clothes. He approved. He’d gone with a tailored Tom Ford tuxedo for the occasion. Though he felt it was wasted effort. He wanted to be in and out of the event as quickly as possible. It had been a month since he’d seen Andrea with Bad Suit at the gallery, and being here just brought up all the memories. He missed her. It f*****g sucked. Three f*****g months without her, and he was still thinking about her. But he wanted her to be happy, and as much as he wanted to beat the s**t out

