Page 85 of Hollywood Undercover
“I don’t know. I just assumed you were talking about a…” She trailed off and shrugged. “She didn’t fit the profile of what I had inmind.”
“Really? What profile isthat?”
“Never mind. I mean, I guess I can see why you likedher.”
He knew what Alexandra assumed. She had no idea Sebastian let her assume whatever she wanted to. In fact, he may have stirred the pot a bit, letting her think he was gay, but that was her assumption to begin with. Coming on to her while she was playing Alex Roberts was his only shot at getting to know the girl next door, and he wasn’t going to apologize for that. Now, Alexandra pulled away even more with each mile on the drivehome.
“She’s pretty hot if you go for that kind of thing,” Alexandra said softly when they pulled up to thehouse.
“She’s a lot of things, most of them are not that great. I hope you know I didn’t expect to see herthere.”
“Yes. That part was prettyclear.”
He found himself hesitating. “It brings back a lot of bad memories, but that’s neither here nor there. Aileen Gales is out of my life. You’d probably feel the same way if you bumped into one of yourexes.”
Sebastian climbed out of the Jeep and waited for Alexandra out of habit, but she pushed past him and headed nextdoor.
“I have to check on some things,” she called over hershoulder.
“Okay. I’ll search for a few other contractor details so you can pick the one youprefer.”
“Thanks. See you later.” She waved himoff.
It’sofficial.
My secret’s out, and she isn’t too happy aboutit.
Let’s see if she’ll come cleannow.
