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name. Now that was a name that she hadn’t thought of in years.  Alex
tried to picture him the last time that they had seen each other.  Tall
and slender.  Perhaps even a little ungainly.  But still incredibly
handsome.  And those eyes!  It was hard to put that skinny, young guy
in the body of the man he had become.  Slenderness had given way to a very
defined and muscular build that Zand carried with ease.
    Alex
felt goose bumps rise on her arms as she shivered.  Just thinking about
the stunningly handsome man that she had danced with brought an ache to her
arms.  She giggled as she thought about the dance part.  They must
have looked very inept as dancers considering that all they did was stand there
and make-out.
    Alex
let out a sigh of longing.  She wanted to hold him again.  Feel his
body against hers and truly enjoy it this time.  And the kisses that they
had shared, well, Alex was starting to feel another ache and this time it
wasn’t in her arms.
    Damn
it, Zand!  Alex suddenly felt anger towards her gorgeous but unexpected
pick of the night.  Why now?  All of these years and nothing. 
Nothing!  Until now.
    Alex
had a new and more disturbing thought.  Was it just a coincidence that she
had inadvertently picked Zand?  She didn’t think that Zand came to L. A.
very often. Why was he in town?  And better, yet, why was he at her club?
    There
were plenty of good clubs in the area.  Did he know that Alex frequented
that club more often than not?  Indeed, it was her favorite pick for the
Friday night games.  Oh, what had Toni said?  That Zand was a known
Casanova?  Alex wanted to laugh.  Were they talking about the same
Zand?  That shy, skinny kid of long ago must have really changed. 
Alex thought back to the flirting on the dance floor.  Zand was smooth
that was for sure.  And the kissing.  Alex couldn’t remember one that
had aroused her as much.  She had even decided that this time, she was
going to throw caution to the wind and take the man home.  Contest or not,
she had wanted him.  If he hadn’t said her name, Alex knew that she would
have spent one amazing night with her pick-up.  How in the hell had that
pick-up turned out to be Zand Gabriel?
    Alex
slammed on her brakes and did a U-turn on the highway.  She had some
burning questions and there was only one person who could give her
answers.  She glanced at the clock on the dash of her car.  It was
late, but Alex didn’t intend to endure a restless night.
    She
wanted answers and she wanted them now!

CHAPTER SEVEN
    The
knocking at the door invaded the peaceful sleep of the occupant.  She
slowly realized that the insistent knocking was not part of her dream. 
She sighed as she glanced at the clock.  2:00 a.m .  Damn!  She hurriedly got up and donned her
robe.  This had better be important or someone was in big trouble! 
As the pounding persisted, she looked through her peep hole.  At her
unbelieving eyes, she peered again.  This time she could hear her name
being whispered against the door.
    “Jennifer,
are you home?  Please let me in.”
    As
the door swung open, Jennifer could only stare at her late night visitor.
    “Zand?”
    Zand
smiled sheepishly at his older sister.  “Sorry it’s so late, Jen.  I
just,”
    “Is everyone
alright?  Daddy?  He’s not…”  Jennifer interrupted with terror
in her voice.
    “No,
no.  He’s fine.  Everyone is fine.”  Zand looked around the
hallway of the apartment building.  “Can I at least come in?  I don’t
want to wake everyone up.”
    Jennifer
smiled ruefully and backed up, opening the door wider for Zand to enter. 
“No, just me apparently,” she mumbled.
    Zand
entered the apartment and quickly took in his surroundings. “This is really
nice.  I like it much better than the last one.”
    Jennifer
pulled her robe tighter and headed to the kitchen to make coffee.  If Zand
was starting out with pleasantries, then it was going to be a long night. 
She