As he was finishing up the second platter, Cade's cell phone buzzed and he
answered it with, "Cade here."
"Hey, ol' buddy," said Frank Stearns, "I hear you had some special female
company last night. I'm kind of surprised you're up and around at all this
morning."
'Ol' buddy, huh?' thought Cade, 'Shields up.'
He asked, "Are you in the ops room, Frank?"
"Huh? No. Why?"
"Do you know if Mandi's back yet?"
"Back? What do you mean 'back'? What'd she do, run out on you? Didn't you
tickle her fancy?"
With a sigh, Cade asked, "Frank, why the hell did you call me?"
Frank Stearns laughed and said, "I just wanted to hear your version of
things. How'd it go last night, stud?"
In a flat tone, Cade said, "Sorry to disappoint you, Frank."
Cade let Stearns hear him sigh again and thumbed the off button as he
reached for his coffee. As he took a sip, Cade again recalled scenes from the
shower and the way that scent of wildflower and honey had seemingly taken over
his mind.
Pheromones? He couldn't remember reading anything about pheromones having
any particular smell, but Mandi wasn't exactly a Jane Average woman, either.
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