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After a tight hug with Gabriel and both of them telling the other how much they had missed each other, they ordered coffee and pie and sat down at one of the corner tables.“Work is so boring now you aren’t there,” Gabriel told Ava.“It can’t be that bad.”“It is. James keeps coming by asking if I have planned a party for you, or if I know if you will drop by to visit. I never knew he had a thing for you,” Gabriel said with a teasing look. Ava glanced over at Tom and Ryder. They pretended to be busy, but their ears were practically twisting like antennas to pick up what she and Gabriel was talking about.“I didn’t either,” she told her friend.“But…”“But nothing.”“Oh, come on Ava. My dating life is dryer than the Sahara Desert. I need to live vicariously through you,” Gabriel complained.“Yeah, I’m not dating either. So tough luck,” she told him.“Come on, you have a hot doctor chasing you, you are staying in a mansion, a god honest mansion, with a hoard of more or less good-looking

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Zane enjoyed the moment of quiet he had with Ava in the car to the club. The day had been hectic, to say the least, and he had barely seen her. In one week, he had become used to having her by his side and found he missed her not being there.“Is something bothering you?” Ava asked. He looked at her. She had her hair down, and it flowed over her naked shoulders. Ava was wearing a black, skintight, shoulder-less dress with a rhinestone harness. She had been in a good mood all day, which was odd when he considered the day she had had yesterday.“No, why are you asking?”“You looked lost, I thought, like you were trying to solve a problem,” she told him. Had she been watching him? The possibility sent a warm feeling through him, and he found he wanted to share his thoughts with her.“The meeting Jax and I went to this morning was with the mayor. Apparently, the city’s finances are tight, and he is asking businesses in the city to donate funds so they can keep healthcare and humanitarian

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Ava looked at Gabriel. He was looking back at her with a strange expression. “What?” she asked.“There is something going on between the two of you.”“What are you talking about?”“Oh, come on. I have eyes, darling. He could barely keep his hands off you and that kiss on the cheek, and the way the two of you look at each other. I felt like I needed a condom just watching you.”“Gabriel!”“Oh, come on. Don’t be a prude. Tell me, what is the use of a best friend if you don’t tell me anything?” Gabriel whined.“Fine, but not here,” Ava said. Looking around the full club. “Let’s go to this VIP-room.”“That sounds like a plan to me,” Gabriel agreed.“Ryder, could you take us to the room that was booked for us?” Ava asked.“Sure, Miss A. Do you want me to order you some drinks to be sent up?” “Yes, please. Two Angel’s bliss and a bottle of champagne, thanks.” They made their way up to the second floor. As they walked up the stairs, they came to a long landing where on one hand you had a r

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Zane and Jax had finished the talk they had had with Dave and Tobias. The talk had been rough and not all that had participated would be leaving the room alive. Zane felt a little better afterwards. He needed to go check on Ava and her friend. Just to make sure she had a good time, before he headed to his office. As they walked into the club, his eyes were drawn to the dancefloor. He was surprised that not everyone in the club was staring at the spot where Ava and her friend were dancing. They looked ethereal as they moved together to the beat of the music. Two angels in a swirl of movement. A surge of jealousy took hold of Zane. He felt a need to yank his angel away from the man dancing with her. But he got a grip of his emotions and focused on the serene look on Ava’s face. She was enjoying herself and even though she and her friend moved provocatively to the music, they never touched except for fleeting moments. The more he looked, the more he could see the absence of attraction be

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When Zane walked into his office, followed by Jax, he to the bar and poured two whiskeys. He took the ice filled handkerchief and put it in a glass so it wouldn’t drip and left it at the bar. “You will get in trouble if Ava finds out you took it off,” Jax smiled as he accepted one of the glasses. “Just shut up. Did you get an update on the man?” Zane asked.“Bert O’Riley, a nobody if you don’t take into account his grandfather runs the second largest factory in the city.”“Legit?”“Yes, squeaky clean from what I know,” Jax told him.“If he would disappear?”“He is the sole heir to it all. His father was a deadbeat, good for nothing and old man O’Riley disowned him when Bert was two. Burt seems to follow in his father’s footsteps, but as he is the only male relative, the old man keeps him around,” Jax told Zane. “Fuck. It may be worth it,” Zane said.“You rearranged his face and intestines, why not call it a day?”“He lay his hand on something that belongs to me,” Zane huffed.“I ge

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“I did as you told me, angel,” Zane lied. “You did not. It wouldn’t be as swollen if you had. But you are an adult and the one that will have to live with it,” she told him. She then encased his hand in between the both of hers. Zane liked the feeling and let his hand be there. It was throbbing if he was being honest, and he didn’t doubt that she was right. It would have helped if he had kept the ice on it. “I liked Gabriel,” he told her and kissed her neck. He could see the smile on her face. “I’m happy. So, you don’t mind me having lunch with him next week?”“Not at all.” He kissed her neck again. A part of him wanted to take back his hand and use it to move her hair out of the way. The other part of him was happy having her hands around his and told him not to move. He let that side win and settled on kissing her cheek. She leaned her head on his shoulder. “Tired?” he asked. “A little, mostly just content.” He smiled at that. They arrived home and for once she had to get out of

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“My aunt likes to remind me I need to lose some weight, especially if I want men to find me attractive,” Ava said in a low voice. “Fucking hell, Ava. There is nothing wrong with your body, you don’t need to change anything to make men want you,” Zane tried to tell her. He knew years of being told something wouldn’t go away that easily. But he would tell her every day that she was beautiful, he would show it to her, until she believed it and he had erased the words of the fucking which of an aunt had put in her mind. “Is that why you never let me treat you to deserts?” he asked. She just nodded. Zane kissed her, the kiss was filled with passion, but not the desperate burning kind. No, he wanted to show her he desired her in a deeper way than just to fill his urgent needs. As they finally broke apart, they were both out of breath. “I know it’s hard for you to believe me, angel. But you are beautiful. If I didn’t have my reputation and two of the best bodyguards to help me, I would have

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“It’s not the happiest of stories, I don’t want to ruin the mood,” Ava told him.“Don’t worry about that,” Zane said and played with her hair. He just wanted to get to know her, see all the sides she had. “I was just out of nursing school and had landed my first real job in the E.R. I wasn’t new to working, I have been working since I was fifteen. I started as care assistant in a nursing home, and I continued working there until I graduated nursing school,” Ava started. “Was that what made you decide to go into nursing?” Zane asked. “Maybe a part of it. But then it was also a stable career where work would be easy to find, and I knew I would be able to gain my independence if I became a nurse. And I like to help people,” she told him. “Anyway, I was feeling grown up and I started dating this guy my last couple of months in school. I met him when me and some friends were out and it was my first real serious relationship.”“Why is that? You are gorgeous and warm-hearted, men should b

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“I am,” Zane confirmed. Gabriel looked at Ava. She was just as surprised as he was. Zane found he was enjoying himself. Maybe it would be a bad idea to tie her best friend to his organisation when he had to let her go. But Zane was too much of a pragmatic to miss an opportunity like this. “Why?” Gabriel finally asked. “Yesterday you proved you were able to give me a better solution to my problem in five minutes whilst being drunk, than my accountant could give me after having hours to think about it sober. Your talent is waisted working in a hospital,” Zane said. “Right,” Gabriel nodded, trying to take everything in. “How would it work? What would I be doing?”“We would help you set up your own accounting agency. It’s up to you if you would like to bring on other clients or not. But we will make sure you financially won’t have to, and we would expect to be your priority at all times. You would handle our bookkeeping and everything that includes. Of course you would have to sign an

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“How can I help you, miss A?” Ryder asked, glancing at Gabriel.“Gabriel and I are going for a walk and Zane asked me to take you or Tom with us, and here you are. Do you have time to accompany us?” “Sure, no problem,” he said and tried to steal a cookie and got a slap on the hand from Anna. “Thank you. Anna, could I ask something from you as well?” “Of course, miss Ava, what do you need?” “Gabriel and I were thinking of spending the afternoon by the pool, but Gabriel didn’t bring any swim shorts. Do you know if there is a way he could borrow some?” Ava asked.“Yes, we have some for guests. Let me guess,” Anna said, sizing Gabriel up. “Size 40?” “That’s spot on,” Gabriel said with surprise. “They will be in your room after your walk, miss Ava,” Anna said. She held out the platter with cookies for Ava and Gabriel while keeping an eye on Ryder.“Don’t I get one?” Ryder asked, sounding like a sad puppy.“No, you tried to steal one. This is your punishment. It will teach you to have

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