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James said, knocking him into the pool. "Sh

surface. "She turned down all my advances, an

kets of his burgundy shorts. "She's Asian, and you'll probably never hear about her again once t

when was Ryan able to order him around like some on-hand butl

n's top-dollar property the

? He made Ryan, and now, he was just an on-hand butler, to put it lightly. To Ryan, everything was about him. He was the center of

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, there was another car parked in the driveway. He got to the place and found Ryan on a recliner away from t

led, leaning

ou get here?" She ask

while; I just went i

borhood, and Ryan called. He said he

n't tell me Ja

hing out lazily, "I forgot

s." He rep

Ryan said

his jaw musc

as he walked away, a personal

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of the rave her actions last night had caused. She had just served a platter of tacos and fries to

news?" Tanya - a wild raven-haire

t's got you all so excited

he counter, "Turn on the TV, please." He did so, and Tanya to

screen; she gasped;

, hugging Sofia's side. "You lo

the growing attention and signaled Fred to switch the channe

rst, promise me the full

. Now if you woul

h her. Sofia went back to get the tray from the table she'd ju

e so he wasn't in there either. She was getting worried about getting a bad review, bu

owards the kitchen, wondering what could have made h

her waitress, Sandra, said as

a slight frown,

TV? Fat chance." Sh

d turned to go into the kitche

ference between y

, Sandra, and I haven

ayed dress up to go for a party, but you're

ever let such talk affect he

say? Cinderella wannabe."

e; at least one of us still got something she wants to be." She walked away reveling in how sh

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been a fair number of men in her life but she'd given up on anything past dating after searching fruitlessly for that

place like Uzbekistan. She shook her head to banish such thoughts, made the sign of the cross, and kissed

th friends and neighbors. Tanya and Alicia were there. Even her closest friend, conf

Sofia asked, smil

and the girls laughed too. Sofia smil

t sofa and looked about, her hands placed toward the small of her back. The

ly one who doesn't know

, a dark-skinned one, yelled from beh

pink and shot Jessi

erella," She said raising

completed, giving Sofia the

gle-seat sofa, obviously left for her. Then she recounte

r you, and you turned him down?" She sighed, "If only we

Let me book you in advanc

for themselves. Sofia was very much pleased she was no longe

asn't about to l

e is Sofia playing hard to get to keep him inter

he girls exploded in a chorus of laught

hey should all go. In a few seconds, she was sighing in contentment as she leaned against the locked door and then collapsed on a sofa. She'