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something pink.”
    “How thoughtful of you.  Cheers.”
    Brent kept one eye on Kara as she drank her frothy shot, then threw back his own.  In the end, he supposed it didn’t really matter how badly he wanted to keep quiet about what he had just learned.  After all, they weren’t on a date.  This was supposed to be his job and if he had allowed the lines to blur, well then that was on him.  They weren’t going to exist in this bar forever, were they?  Eventually it was going to be time to go home and he was going to have to tell her they couldn’t; they were sequestered to a hotel instead.
    “What is it, Brent?”
    “What do you mean?”
    “Oh come on.  I can tell you heard something you didn’t like.  Is there anything I can do?”
    “Shit.  I guess there is.  I guess you can listen to what I have to say and try very hard to stay calm.”
    Kara got deadly silent and stared at him with wide eyes.  There was nothing else for Brent to do.  He began to talk.
    *****
     
    “Kara?  Kara, just tell me what I can do and I’ll do it.  I mean it, whatever you say.  And believe me that is not an offer I often extend.  You might want to take advantage of it while you can.”
     
    “Ha!  Well thank you very much.  I guess I’ll take that as a compliment.”
     
    Kara was still feeling quite shaky from the news of her eviction to a hotel and was trying very hard not to let it show.  So whoever it was who had committed that awful crime had discovered where she lived and had been brazen enough to go there.  That was enough to be nervous about all on its own, but that wasn’t the only thing buzzing around inside of her head.  There was also the fact that she would now be staying in a hotel with Brent.  Sure, he had already been in her apartment, but that was different somehow.  There was more space, more boundaries.  A hotel room, though.  Something about that seemed far more intimate.  Everything was buzzing very loud and very fast and she felt like she was pretty much along for the ride at this point.  Even thinking about shutting the door to some anonymous room and being entirely alone with Brent made her entire body feel hot and tingly.  Oh boy, she was going to make a fool out of herself for sure .
    “Kara?”
    The feeling of his hand landing on top of hers made her jump so high she almost fell off of her stool and had to make extraordinary efforts to right herself.  So much for maintaining a shred of dignity.  
    “Crap.  Sorry, yes.”
    “You ok?”
    “I’m fine.  I’m good, honestly.”
    “Ok, if you’re sure.  So, are you ok with this?  Do you want to head to the hotel, settle in?  There’s no need to worry about your things.  Someone has packed some suitcases for you and checked them in.”
    “Well that was very thorough of them.”
     
    “They are without a doubt a thorough bunch of men.”
    “Then sure, let’s head over.  We might as well, right?”
    He smiled and nodded and she felt her heart jump in her chest.  There was no way for her to deny it.  She was attracted to him, like, insanely so.  She wanted him, which made her feel ridiculous.  What was the point of wanting a man who was never in a million years going to be attracted to her?  She would have to try not to think about it, which is exactly what she worked on as he led her out of the bar and to the nearest cab.
    “What do you think?  Is this going to work for you?”
    “Is it going to work for you ?”
    “Please, are you kidding?  This is about one thousand times nicer than my apartment.  I could live here indefinitely, believe me.”
    Kara laughed nervously and moved towards the bed, bouncing the mattress lightly with the palms of her hands.
    “Springy” she said, wincing at how stupid she sounded even as she said the word.
    “Springy good or springy bad?”
    Kara gasped, startled by how close behind her Brent had moved.  She turned and saw him plugging in his phone with an apologetic look