The rain came down like the sky had something personal against me. I stood under this pathetic little awning outside the client’s office building, dress plastered to my skin, phone battery blinking red at three percent. My Uber was supposed to be here eight minutes ago. Every passing car sent a fresh spray of dirty water over my legs. I was cold, pissed off, and already imagining the hot shower🛀 waiting for me at the hotel. Then the white SUV pulled up. I stepped forward, clutching my bag like a shield, but the back door was already open and a guy was inside, looking tall, broad, taking up most of the seat. Wet black hair, darker eyes, and a shirt that clung to him in ways that made my tired brain short-circuit for half a second. “App glitched,” the driver called over the roar of rain. “You two going same direction. Surge is crazy tonight—either share or wait forty-five. Your call, lady.” I hesitated. The stranger looked at me, one eyebrow raised, water dripping from his ja
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