Thankfully, no one else was around. She poured a cup of coffee and glanced at the clock. Almost 11:00, but she still felt like she hadn’t slept for longer than five minutes. She sat down and lowered her throbbing head to the table. What had she been thinking last night, putting Jason in a position like that? God, she wanted to die of humiliation. Damn Allie and her stupid advice. And damn Jason’s incredible physique and damn her raging hormones as well. She knew she deserved this pain, making a play for another woman’s guy like that. She moaned and wrapped her hands around her unsettled stomach. “Cocktail flu?” A.J.’s voice made her head snap up, sending a bolt of agony through her brain. She hadn’t heard him approach. He came closer and noted the purple smudges under her tired eyes. “Are you okay?” “I’m okay. I couldn’t sleep, that’s all. Where did you come from, anyway?” “Sorry, I didn’t mean to sneak up on you. I was just hanging out on the porch. Actually I was kind of hoping to talk to you.
