Page 10 of City of Sin (Men of Manhattan 1)

"Bee! You have to tell me."

"His name is Mason."

"That's a really sexy name."

 

; "It is kind of sexy I guess."

"So...is he sexy?"

"I don't know."

"Why aren't you telling me?"

"Because I really don't know."

"What do you mean? Were you at one of those weird new places where they turn off all the lights and you just talk to people?"

"What are you talking about? No. I've just never met him. It's a blind date."

"A blind date? You never told me you were ready to date again. I have like a million guys to set you up with."

"I don't want to date your rejects, Kendra."

"Well, who's reject is this?"

"No ones. He works with Marie and Carter."

"Did he date Marie?"

"No. I don't think so anyway. I feel like she would have mentioned that. No actually. Definitely not. He's friends with Carter. I feel like they wouldn't be friends if Mason had dated his wife."

"Fair enough. What else did they tell you about him?"

"That he's a successful businessman. And that he's handsome. That's really all I know."

"A successful businessman, huh? I thought you swore off all the suits in this city."

"I didn't really mean that." I had meant that. The men here sucked. Or maybe it was just men in general. Maybe I should have just sworn off all men.

"So what made you suddenly decide that you're ready to get back out there again?" Kendra asked.

I pulled off my jacket and draped it over the back of my chair. "Nothing in particular."

She stared at me skeptically.

"Patrick's dating someone else." I looked down at my desk.

"I'm sorry, Bee."

"There's nothing to be sorry for. We're broken up. Of course he's dating someone else."

"Still. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I think I needed to hear that he had completely moved on. I just needed a push. I'm done thinking about that asshole. And I should be dating someone else too."

"Absolutely." Kendra patted my shoulder. "Fuck him."

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