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Dellina did as he suggested, hoping Jody was too busy taking notes to notice the aardness

They stepped into a large bedroo to a large balcony

Jody followed them inside "The rooh adjoining rooms for the parents who have older children For those with smaller kids, we can provide a rollaway" She consulted her list again "You won’t need any cribs, right?"

"The youngest is six," Dellina told her "No cribs And the oldest is thirteen, so I don’t know if anyone ant adjoining roo to be alone in a hotel roouy We have the option, if the clients want adjoining rooms"

"Of course," Jody told him "There are thirty roo a handful of rooencies" She smiled "Also for Dellina, the yet-to-be-nae of the children"

Sarin "Not only will it take her mind off Ryan, she’s soood job"

"You’re forgetting I can also boss her around"

Jody grinned "Is this where we have a conversation about your ement style?" she asked

"Not necessary Fayrene can take it"

Jody walked theh the rest of the rooe closets and all the ah for two," she said, and tapped a switch on the wall "With jets More fun for the couples who aren’t bringing children"

Dellina nodded, thinking it was really weird how the rooe Even froh she couldn’t say if it was better or worse than the giant tub coe of her and Saed in her brain and she couldn’t think about anything elseexceptonto the bed while he--

"Great room," she said cheerfully, and made a beeline for the door

Once in the hallway, she was able to breathe again What rong with her? Sure Sauy, and yes, the sex had been fabulous, but still She was a professional This ork and her biggest job of the year No way she was going to allow herself to be distracted by hormones and huskiness

Sam followed her into the hall and Jody made sure the room was locked

"Food next?" Jody asked as if she hadn’t noticed anything rong Dellina hoped it was true

They went back to theroom The resort’s five-star restaurant had been written up in both national and international publications They’d received awards for everything froestions for preliminary menus," Jody said as they sat at a round table She opened a folder and then pulled out several sheets that she passed around "Any vegetarian or vegan diets?"

Dellina turned to Sam "Not that I know of"

"I’ll find out," Sa in his cheek "For now, let’s assuo tell the chef we’re ready"

Dellina waited until they were alone to turn to hiot scrunchy-faced when Jody asked about theans I have probleirlfriend?"

"We don’t need to talk about it"

Which meant yes Dellina knew Sam had been married before She wasn’t much of a tabloid reader and didn’t have time for entertain about it Although she couldn’t reiven his combination of sports-based career choice, incouess there were always a lot of women around him Which ht briefly that she could ask Taryn only to realize she couldn’t be sure the other woman would know After all, Sam was a man who liked his privacy For all she knew, he was in a relationship right now

Oh, God Was he? Why hadn’t she asked sooner? Here she’d been feeling all quivery when she was near hi to someone

"I think there’s another executive suite on the top floor," she said, not looking at hiuest"

His dark gaze settled on her face "Guest?"

"Date? Girlfriend? Significant other? Whatever you want to call the wo anyone Taryn is the only one of us with a date"

She kept her gaze fir "Okay, then A boring, standard room for you"

"What about you?"

Her head ca about my love life?"

"No" He turned away "It’s not uy who had never adether A man who obviously didn’t talk about personal stuff very much

"You’re allowed to ask," she told hi my roo anyone"

Which fell into the category of TMI, she thought, although she didn’t regret s clear between them Crazy, but there she was Ridiculously happy that neither she nor Sa anyone else

CDS--OR WHAT the locals called the bodyguard school--was located just east of town Sauys orked there They played basketball together several s a week But he’d never been to their offices, or the obstacle course and trail run on the edge of their property

Now he parked and walked inside Dellina was already there, talking to Angel For a second Sa at her She wore sweatpants with a T-shirt Her long hair had been pulled back into a ponytail Her ever-present tote was overfloith papers and folders and she had a clipboard in her hands

Theas the dressed-for-business version She was efficient, friendly, and when she moved herher into the closest private space and kissing her for the next three days

She got to hi to do anything about his reaction to her For one thing, they worked together No way he ading into that kind of a mess For another, he liked her So ould he want to ruin that by getting involved? Every relationship he’d ever been in had ended with disaster Even his one-night stands had created some problem or drama He had the world’s worst luck omen He’d accepted that and could live with it Mostly There were tiht about what nearly everyone wanted--a traditional fa to happen

She looked up, saw him and sut Breathing seemed impossible, his blood heated and sensory ether filled his brain