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Summerset and Eve - Hate at First Sight?
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The first time they met, Summerset treated her like any other guest, stopping by to meet with Roarke despite some disdain for her leather coat. He pleasantly offered her a refreshment.
When Roarke walked in the parlor and requested "the forty-nine," "Summerset's eyes flickered with horror," Eve thought. "He left stiff-backed. The forty-nine was the trigger.Â
Roarke had many relationships. Was the forty-nine the trigger that Eve was someone special?  Probably, but it is more than that. The book ends with Summerset being downright mean.
"Look pal I haven't been twisting Roarke's arm to get him to spend his valuable time with me. So why don't you pull the stick out of your ass and tell me why you act like I'm some sort of embarrassing rodent whenever I show up." " I'm am not comfortable with crude manners, Lieutenant Dallas. Obviously, you are" His jabs continue from there.
Did he believe she was beneath Roarke, not a suitable companion or because she was a cop? Did she think he was snooty and wrote him off before he could do the same to her?
There relationship is much different now so factor that in as you build your case as to who struck first and who turned it around.