Hi. I'm Ed, and I hope to Goddess
you're Andrea, ma'am."
Her smile continued, but she asked, "Goddess?"
"I'm a pagan. We mostly prefer goddesses if we bother with deities at all."
Andrea glanced at Mandi, who nodded and grinned as she said, "That probably
wasn't a line, Andrea. He has a pagan website where he sells stoneware and
pewter jewelry."
Returning her gaze to Cade, Andrea said, "I'll have to see it sometime. Yes.
I'm Andrea. Are you at all disappointed?"
Shaking his head, Cade said, "Not even a little. Are you?"
Grinning, Andrea said, "Mandi and I have been talking about you. I've
decided that youth may not be everything. Could I have my hand back now?"
Pretending to notice that he was still holding her hand, Cade released it
with a calculated 'Oh, I kinda forgot' shrug.
Laughing, Mandi said, "I think you've got his attention, Andrea. Let's have
some champagne. Cade?"
Reaching to open the champagne, Cade said, "I'm on it."
The wire on the bottleneck broke when he twisted. Cade reached for his
beltknife, flicked it open, wedged it under the wire, and twisted.
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