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“It’s against club rules for me to make a date with you, but that’s all that has kept me from trying to ask you out.”

For heaven’s sake, there are other ways, Jackie thought, but to him she said, “I appreciate your discretion, sir.”

“I don’t know how to take that,” he said, surprising her with his directness, “and please stop calling me sir. Are you saying you’re not interested?”

Jackie stared into his eyes, darker now than usual and with a fire blazing in them that she had no trouble identifying as passionate attraction.

“Is that the only conclusion you can come up with?” she asked, determined to keep him guessing.

“I wasn’t trying to be subtle or discreet. I merely stated a fact. And I’d be a lot closer to you this minute if club rules didn’t forbid that, as well.…”