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work with it.”
    Dan folded his arms. “You don’t see anything weird about
those three particular letters?”
    Serena frowned, giving him a confused look. “What are you
getting at?”
    “Those letters spell out ‘Sex’.”
    Long seconds ticked by before Serena could unscramble the
thoughts rampaging through her brain. He put the letters together to make the
word “SEX”?
    “I can assure you that I just saw them as separate entities
in alphabetical order. You know, E, period. S, period. X, period. I never
considered putting them together to form a word.”
    He quirked an eyebrow. “Seems odd to me.”
    “This is the first time I’ve ever gotten more than one
letter.” She frowned. “I’m as confused as you are.”
    “Maybe I could sit down so we can talk this over.”
    “Sure.”
    Dan took the same seat opposite her that he’d occupied
earlier. Despite the desk between them, she sensed his presence surrounding
her.
    What was going on? A strange irritation swept over her. If
she looked at the letters in a different order, they’d spell out something
other than sex…like her initials. That, however, he’d never need to know.
    She cleared her throat before speaking. “I can’t explain it
to you. Those are your letters. You need to stop thinking of them in any
particular order so they spell out a word.” Another word formed in her head
using those same letters and she decided to test his reaction. “You know, it
could also say ‘exs’ like in ex-wife.”
    She noticed him shifting in his seat. He didn’t have an ex,
or at least he hadn’t marked that on his application. Had he been truthful in
filling out his form? Could that be why the letters had come to her? Maybe he
had some ex in his past and she’d picked up on it.
    “Do you have an ex?” She narrowed her gaze at him. “That
could be why I see all those letters.”
     
    Play this cool. Keep your voice level. Dan leveled a
determined gaze at her and aimed for a nonchalant tone to his answer. “Nope.
Never been married. Guess that brings us back to square one again.”
    “Let me get your file and we’ll review what you wrote. I’m
really sorry for this confusion.”
    Dan watched as she eyed him with suspicion. He returned the
stare.
    Taking this case hadn’t been his idea. His boss, Morgan, was
using this assignment as a revenge tactic and there wasn’t a thing he could do
about it.
    Serena handed him his file and suggested, “Why don’t you
check what you’ve written. See if there are any changes you’d like to make.
Then I’ll try to see letters for you again.”
    He took the form, fully intending to appear engrossed in
doing as she requested. Instead, he let his mind wander as he cursed the
circumstances that brought him there in the first place.
    When the mayor complained to the department about his
daughter’s horrible experience with Second Sight Dating, Morgan had yelled
Dan’s name and issued his assignment order without hesitation. Dan would be the
“plant” in their investigation, a guinea pig entering the fiasco dating game
using this agency. Serena’s brochures, advertising and sales pitch alleged it
dealt strictly with matchmaking.
    The mayor was convinced it was more than that, some type of
prostitute/gigolo “dating” service his poor daughter had stumbled across. The
woman had gone out with Mr. “Eight” a few times before he’d started hinting
that money for his services would be needed to ensure his continued interest.
    Embarrassed, the woman had confided in her
father but didn’t want any publicity surrounding her almost venture into the
shady world of paying for male attention. Hence, Morgan got a call from the
mayor and Dan had been made the nerd needing help finding a love match.
    Or, the stud women would barter for. Or, the man given
choices of three women who’d be more than willing to service him…for a price.
    None of the options appealed to him. Acting as if he needed
help in finding someone