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football night.”
    Alex arched an eyebrow, but he decided not to argue. “A few days ago I took on a brand-new author, and since she lives on Long Island I decided I wanted to have a face-to-face meeting with her and her agent, so I set up a lunch meet.” He told his Uncle about Valerie—how funny and down to earth she’d been, and how he couldn’t take his eyes off her the entire time. “And now I can’t get her out of my head, and it’s driving me nuts because we have a business relationship. I shouldn’t even be thinking about getting involved with her.”
    His uncle whistled. “Whooo boy, have you got it bad. And you only just met her. I’m pretty sure I see a wedding band on your finger a year down the road from now.”
    “Uncle Zeke!” Alex’s head snapped up. “Didn’t you hear a word I just said?”
    He grinned. “I’m not deaf, boy. And what else do you expect me to say? Your Aunt Maddie and I met because she was one of my clients too. Fifteen years later and we’re still married, though judging by the amount of spa vacations she takes every year—including the one she’s on right now—I’d say she might’ve gotten the better end of that bargain.” He winked.
    Alex rolled his eyes. “Everyone knows Aunt Maddie was already rolling in it by the time you two got hitched. Sometimes I think part of the reason she fell in love with you is because cash pops out of everything you touch.”
    Zeke laughed. “I did make her a killing, didn’t I?” His expression sobered. “In any case, I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that you didn’t ask to see her again. You’ll have to fix that.”
    Alex crossed her arms. “How is that going to get her out of my head?”
    “If she’s just an infatuation, it’ll pass with repeated exposure and you’ll be able to move on eventually. If she’s not, then you’ll be stuck with her, but at least you’ll be happy. And before you give me that crap about business relationships, the last time I checked you were the lead editor. You can always pass her book on to someone else if you feel like it’s going to be a problem. I’m assuming you have her contact information?”
    “Well… yeah. But for business—”
    “Oh be quiet with the business already. Tomorrow, you’ll give her a call and set something up. Tonight, you’ll shut up and watch the rest of the game.”
    Alex watched, bemused, as his Uncle unmuted the TV. His hand went back into the bucket of wings, and his eyes followed the play intently, as though they hadn’t just had a conversation about Alex’s love life. Smiling slightly, he shook his head and reached for a wing himself. Uncle Zeke was quite a character.
    “GO GIANTS!”

     
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    Valerie was just sitting down at her desk to write when the phone rang. Looking over, she frowned at the unfamiliar number on the caller I.D.—but it was a New York area code so she didn’t want to ignore it. Shuffling a stack of bills aside, she picked it up.
    “Hello?”
    “Hey.” Her heart actually stuttered at the sound of Alex’s smooth, deep voice on the other end of the line. “I’m looking for Valerie Grant. Is she available?”
    “Umm.” Valerie swallowed, wishing for a glass of water—her throat had suddenly gone dry. “That’s me. What can I do for you, Alex?” Had he started editing her manuscript only to decide it was total trash? Had someone from Marketing changed their mind about the viability of her book’s success? All sorts of horrifying possibilities ran through her mind, and she was glad she was sitting down because otherwise her knees would have given out.
    “Oh! Hey Val.” He cleared his throat. “I uh… I was actually wondering if you wouldn’t mind meeting again.”
    “Sure. Did you want to talk more about the book?” A sinking feeling started in the pit of her stomach—maybe he really did change his mind. But if that were the case, why would he want to meet with her? “I didn’t think