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He shtly crooked teeth

He extended his hand to ht my attention to his nicely defined arms

"Daniel"

I placed my hand in his

"Eva

Nice to meet you"

He crossed his aras? Business or pleasure?" "R and R

You?" Daniel had an interesting tattoo written in a foreign language on his right biceps, and I ad, but he had confidence and poise, two things I found more attractive in a man than just his physical features

"Work"

I shot a look at his swi job"

"I sell - " "Excuse me"

We both turned to face the woman who had intruded on our conversation

She was a compact brunette dressed in a dark polo shirt embroidered with both her name - Sheila - and Cross Towers and Casino

The earpiece in her ear and the utility belt around her waist gave her away as security

"Miss Trareeted me with a nod

My brows rose

"Yes?" "There’s a server who can take your order by your cabana"

"Cool, thanks

But I don’there"

When I didn’t move, Sheila turned her attention to Daniel

"If you’ll move to the other end of the bar, sir, the bartender will see that your next drinks are on the house"

He gave a cursory nod, then sood here, too, thanks"

"I’m afraid I’ll have to insist"

"What?" His smile turned into a scowl

"Why?" I blinked at Sheila as realization sank in

Gideon had ht he could control what I did from a distance

Sheila returned my look, her face impassive

"I’ll escort you back to your cabana, Miss Tra her day hell,hi boyfriend, but Iwhat she was paid to do

It was her boss who needed the kick in the ass

"Sorry, Daniel," I said, flushing with embarrassment

I felt like a scolded kid and that really irked ed

"If you change your aze on er

Abruptly, I faced her

"So, is getting hit on the only time you’re instructed to step in? Or do you have a list of situations?" She hesitated a ine what she must think of me, the pretty blond piece of ass who couldn’t be trusted to be outin public

"There’s a list"

"Of course there is"

Gideon wouldn’t leave anything to chance

I wondered when he’d worked on the list, if he’d coas or if he’d had it on hand

Maybe it was a list he had formed while he ith other women

Maybe he’d written it for Corinne

The -believable," I complained to Cary when she’d stepped a discreet distance away, as if that action alone would be enough to ot a babysitter"

"What?" I told hihten

"That’s crazy, Eva," he snapped

"No shit

And I’ot to learn that relationships don’t work that way

And after all the crap he gave er

"How ot to have soers away?" "I’s over the side of his chair

"This isn’t okay"

"You think I don’t know that? And what’s with her being a woh jobs

I’ if he expects her to follow uy to watchinstead of chewing hi with fully for"

"Oh?" His rin

"Do tell"

I picked my smartphone up from the little h my contacts until I found Benjauard