Sabrina didn’t know why Daniel still wanted to see her. Hadn’t his wife or girlfriend gotten back last night? How had he managed to get rid of her that quickly? Lying, cheating bastard!

She felt like sinking into the ground for shame about what they’d done the night before. She’d let him use her. Jerk! The gall he had to request her for a long-term booking after all he’d done. Cad!

She was in the right mood to tell him just what she thought of him! Self-righteous philanderer!

Sabrina grabbed the phone off the hook then gave her friend a sharp look. “Can I get some privacy here?” she barked.

Holly instantly shuffled out of the room.

The line was picked up instantly.

“This is Daniel.” His voice was as smooth as it had been the night before.

“It’s S … Holly.”

“I’m glad you’re calling.”

“I’m only calling to tell you that I can’t take the booking.” She kept her voice tight. “So, if you’d please call Ms. Snyder to cancel, I’d appreciate it.”

“I think we should talk about this.”

“There’s nothing to talk about.”

“There is. Why did you run out on me yesterday?”

Sabrina exhaled sharply. “Why? I don’t come between couples. I might be an escort, but I have my standards.”

“I’m not with Audrey anymore.”

“Well, maybe not at this moment, but you are with her, she made that pretty clear.”

“Holly, Audrey and I broke up before I left New York. She just couldn’t face the truth. Please let me explain. Please. Meet me tonight, and I’ll explain everything to you, and if you then still want me to cancel then, I will.”

“I’m not that stupid. As soon as I’m in your room, you’ll just haul me off to bed, and there won’t be any talking. No thanks.”

“Meet me at a coffee shop. Please. I promise, if after our meeting you want me to cancel, I will.”

Sabrina was torn. She knew nothing good could come from meeting him, but she could also sense the determination in his voice. He wouldn’t agree to a cancellation if he didn’t get a chance to give his side of the events.

“Okay.”

She gave him directions to a coffee shop in her neighborhood and hung up. She should be whipped for agreeing to see him.

Sabrina had chosen the coffee shop around the corner because it was always busy. There’d be no chance he could pull a fast one on her there. And it certainly wasn’t an intimate place. There was no place to hide, no dark corners or niches where he could ply her with his charm.

She would arrive early to stake out the least private area in the coffee shop. She wasn’t going to make this pleasant for him. If he thought he could use his sexy body to change her mind, he’d have another thought coming.

Unfortunately, it turned out that his sexy body came with an extremely sharp mind that had already anticipated her move. As soon as she arrived at the coffee shop, ten minutes early, she saw him. Daniel had managed to snap up the only couch in the place. How he’d done it, she had no idea, since the couch was permanently occupied by somebody or other.

He stood up and waved at her. Grudgingly, she walked toward him.

“I see you’re early too.” He smiled knowingly and pointed to the spot on the two-seater couch next to him. As they sat, she was too aware of his body and his male scent permeating the air.

“Thanks for coming.” He gave her a sincere look. “I’m sorry for what happened last night.”

“Which part?” she shot back.

“Only the part when Audrey showed up. Everything else was perfect.”

“Oh, I bet!”

“Would you please let me explain? Audrey and I were dating for a few months, but things weren’t really going anywhere. I wasn’t exactly the most attentive boyfriend or the most romantic. I guess she felt lonely, and then this week I found her in bed with my attorney. So I broke up with her.”

“Does she know you broke up with her? It didn’t look to me like she did,” Sabrina interjected caustically.

“She knows. She just didn’t want to face the truth. She figured she could get me back if she pouted long enough.”

“So, did she pout long enough?” Sabrina didn’t dare look at him as she asked her question. From the corner of her eye, she saw how he shook his head slowly.

“No amount of pouting will make me get back with her.” Quite unexpectedly, Daniel took her hand. “You’re not getting in between a couple. I’m single, I’m not in a relationship, and I’m free to do what I want.” He forced her to turn toward him.