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away. “I’ll try not to be insulted.”
       “You shouldn’t take it personally. I’m a tough woman to please.”
       “I’ve noticed.”
       We were in front of my place now but I wasn’t ready to leave Nick yet. “If you wanted to do this again sometime, I’d probably say yes.”
       “That’s good news for me because I need a favor.”
       “I never agreed to a favor.”
       “I promise, it’s not that bad.” Nick grimaced. “Okay, it’s a little bad. But I will owe you one.”
       “Out with it.” I crossed my arms and tapped my foot.
       “I have a wedding to attend this weekend and I need a date.” Nick actually looked embarrassed. “If I don’t bring someone, I’ll spend the entire wedding answering questions about Heidi. I’d rather have a root canal on every tooth than do that.”
       I had to admit, that did sound pretty torturous. “Who’s getting married?”
       “An old friend. Craig.” Nick gave me a hopeful look. “So what do you say? You in?”
       He didn’t know it yet but I didn’t have the willpower to say no to Nick. “Okay. I’m in.”
       “Great. I’ll pick you up Friday night at 8:00. Pack a bag.”
       “A bag? For a wedding?”
       Nick’s smile was half-sheepish, half-charming. “Did I forget to mention that the wedding is in Virginia?”
       “It must’ve slipped your mind.” I rolled my eyes. “A weekend away together after one date? Do you really think that is a good idea?”
      “Charley, I have been on a dozen first dates in the last month. Friends of friends, blind dates, women I met in coffee shops.”
       “You think this is helping your cause?” I asked with the raise of a skeptical eyebrow.
       Nick held up a halting hand. “Let me finish. I’ve been on a dozen first dates, but not a single second date. Those women were beautiful, sweet, smart... and completely boring. None of them challenged me- not like you. So you can be confident that I’m not taking this lightly.”
       “I don’t know if that makes me feel better.” In fact, I could feel panic building in my chest. Nick was one of the most direct people I had ever met.
       “You trusted me earlier and we had a wonderful evening,” Nick reminded me. “I’m just asking you to trust me again. I promise you won’t regret it.”
       If I was a slightly more interesting person, I would’ve already had plans for the weekend. But I was a boring person who spent nearly all her time at work or at work-related events. I had no life, but now Nick Cooper was offering me one. A weekend in Virginia with a handsome, powerful man that had no problem holding my interest and claimed to be equally enamored with me. I would be a complete idiot if I said no.
       “Okay,” I agreed. “Let’s do it.”
     

 
     
     
     
     
    Friday, October 9 th
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    Washington’s mayor, Brad Hutchinson, spoke out again today against the legalization of gay marriage. Hutchinson has long been known for his conservative approach to social issues despite being a registered Democrat. More interestingly, the distinguished mayor has also been the victim of the D.C. rumormill alleging that he is a closeted homosexual, despite being married to a woman.
    In other news, Senator Cooper was spotted at a bar dazzling the same mystery woman that he entertained earlier this week at a downtown hotel. This is the first time the Senator has been spotted with the same women on two separate occasions since he announced the end of his engagement. Could things be heating up between these two?
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    CHAPTER THREE
        “You rented a beach house for the weekend?” I gave the house a slow once-over while Nick got our bags out of the trunk of his car. After nearly three hours of driving, the night sky had settled in and it was hard to see much of