even though Stu couldn’t see her. “No. I’m good. I’ll get a
 
 cab.”
 
 “Sorry, hon. You still good for waitressing tomorrow
 
 night?”
 
 “Yes. I’ll be there.”
 
 “Take care, Cassia.”
 
 “You too,” Cassia said, and hung up.
 
 She felt a strange warmth in her belly that in no way should
 
 be there. She actually liked Stu. He was frazzled at best, often
 
 stressed. He’d lost most of his hair and his shiny, half-bald
 
 head was at odds with the massive size of the rest of him. It
 
 made his head look too small for his body, but he had a nice
 
 smile, and he was a nice man in an industry where a lot of
 
 people didn’t have to give a shit about that. He cared for each
 
 person working for him, and that was a lot to do, given how
 
 many employees there were.
 
 A flash of black startled Cassia and she jerked her head up
 
 as she tucked her phone back into her purse. Her lips parted
 
 and the air punched out of her lungs as a woman—not just any
 
 woman, but a breathtaking raven-haired beauty with perfectly
 
 symmetrical features, huge eyes that were a shocking steel
 
 hue, and full red lips—slid into the seat across from her.
 
 “Uhh…” Cassia wanted to say something, something more
 
 dignified, something that didn’t come out as a puff of air and a
 
 hum at the end, but she was totally at a loss.
 
 Because this woman… This wasn’t just any woman. She
 
 could have been a supermodel. She was tall, elegant. Her black
 
 dress hugged her ample curves, revealed just a hint of the tops
 
 of her creamy breasts, and clung to a narrow waist and full
 
 hips. Her black hair trailed down to her waist and was so sleek