“Hey, baby,” Toby said and slipped his arm around my waist, giving me a quick peck on the cheek. “This is the famous Milo.”I held out my hand to him and said, “I’ve heard so much about you. It’s nice to finally meet.”“Oh, you have an accent,” he said and gave my hand a quick shake. “Southern?”“Born and raised,” I said and smiled at him.“Well, nice to meet you,” he said and withdrew his hand.And that was that. I noticed he wasn’t saying much, let alone looking at me. I knew why. He didn’t want Toby to think that he might be interested in me. Well, I could play that game, too. I didn’t want him to think I was interested in him, either. We could play it straight. We would play it straight. No funny business, even if he was one of the best looking men I’d ever laid eyes on.“He just got into town,” Toby said and pointed at him. “And he drove to the house.” He paused to punch him on the arm in a good-natured way. “I told you I’d pick you up at the airport!”“It wasn’t a big deal,” Mil
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