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Bennett.”
    Abagail’s eyebrows shot up in surprise. “Like your stepbrother, Reed Bennett?” She began bouncing on the sofa from her excitement. Her crush had been rather intense and apparently even after all these years she was still carrying a torch, which made Chloe even more uncomfortable.
    “Former stepbrother,” Chloe corrected her. She wanted to ensure Abagail was very clear on the separation, since there may be a day when she and Reed would have to come clean to Abagail and their parents.
    “Whatever. So you’re not going to be dating him. You know, since you guys were siblings at one time.”
    Pasting a smile on her face, Chloe nodded. “No. I think that wouldn’t be appropriate.” She prayed Abagail wouldn’t see through her lie. They’d been best friends for a long time, but she could see Abagail’s mind was spinning, no doubt excited over the idea of seeing her childhood crush.
    “So, he’s attending the same college we’ll be going to?”
    “Yup. He seems rather busy though.” Liar! a voice at the back of her head screamed. Big fat liar! “I don’t think he’d be a very good person to date anyhow.”
    A wicked grin spread across Abagail’s lips. “Who said I’d care if I dated him or not?”
    Panic began to spread through Chloe. What if Abagail made a play for him? She had to defuse this, right now. “Besides, it would be weird for me if you were to look him up. So promise you’ll just let it be.”
    Her grin turned to a pout, but she sighed and nodded. “Okay. You’re right. If I could live without Reed all these years, then I can continue to survive.”
    Relief flooded her. She had no doubt Reed would turn Abagail away even if she did decide to track him down, but if she could defuse the situation before it began that was ideal.
    Her grin returned. “Oh hey, remember the bet we all used to have?”
    I do and I won . “Vaguely.”
    Abagail clucked her tongue off of the roof of her mouth as her eyes darted over to the computer. “So are you going to go back on the hunt for Mr. Prince Charming?”
    “Nah.” Standing, Chloe faked a yarn, stretching her arms over her head. Although she was hardly tired, she’d felt her phone vibrate in her pocket and knew exactly who the message was coming from and was anxious to see what he had to say. “I think I’ll take a quick nap. It’s been a long day. I barely slept all night I was so worried about the date.”
    “And just think, after all that you’re back to where you started. But at least he wasn’t a stalker or some icky guy looking to score with a younger woman.” Abagail took her hand and gave it a sympathetic squeeze before releasing it. “You’ll find Mr. Right.”
     
    ~*~*~*~
     
    “After this game, you gotta peel, man,” Reed said, pulling the cue back and taking the shot, sinking the ball into the corner pocket. He had two remaining, while Corey was working on sinking the 8 ball.
    “What? Why?” Corey waited as Reed finished his shot, missing the pocket.
    “Because Chloe is meeting me here in –” he checked his watch “– 10 minutes and I want you out of here when she arrives.”
    “Ahh, no.” He lined up his shot, took it and sank the 8 ball, winning the round. “I want to at least meet this chick that you seem so worked up over. I’ll be honest, the fact you met a hot girl on the Internet seems rather farfetched to me. I want to see the proof for myself.”
    Reed was grabbing the balls from the pockets to begin racking them up again when he saw her enter. He could feel the dorky grin spreading across his lips and was powerless to stop it. Twenty-four hours had passed since they parted ways at the park and there had barely been a minute that he hadn’t thought of her; even his dreams had been consumed with her.
    She stopped just inside the entranceway and scanned the pool hall until she spotted him and gave a wave as she proceeded toward him. He watched intently the way her hips swayed with each step