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As if reading her mind, he searched her eyes now, very seriously "What are you thinking?"

Did she dare say it? She closed her eyes al with the fear of what her incorrect assess her eyes, she looked up at hi that of all the times I’ve been to San Francisco this is probably the one I’ll reme and suffocating her heart, but she couldn’t hold in what she really wanted hi"

She literally held her breath as she waited for a reaction She waited to see the disappointone there--ruined the perfect arrangement But there was none The smile that chased away the all-too-serious look on his face just ht a lump to her throat, and she exhaled slowly

"I feel the same, sweetheart, and I’ve been here plenty of times"

Before she could say another word or even respond with so ain She spent the final glorious twenty ht there in his ar her so sweetly nonstop She wasn’t sure if either of theical cruise, but by the ti on air

Neither one of theht they didn’t have sex like all the other times They made love Of this, Nellie was sure No matter what either of them was too reluctant to admit just yet, it hat it sure as hell felt like it was that night, and Nellie was certain that it would feel like that from then on

If Nellie had been afraid before, she knew fear wouldn’t even begin to describe what she’d be feeling from that moment on Just as her body had never experienced the bliss that only Abel had ever made her feel, she was positive that, even after all her cheating ex had put her through, her heart was yet to endure the pain of eventually having to walk away from this make-believe relationship

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On top of all the other reasons that Abel kneould be i about Nellie now, she blew hiain She took complete control of the mini press conference that took place after the 5k run the next day Andy had already passed along all the infor with the list of questions Abel would not be entertaining

Nellie told Abel that Andy had also explained to her how hungry thefor any co up everywhere about his personal life and father After the second tiations that his father was involved in with the Mexican e She stood up without even a mic, but everyone heard her firm announcement loud and clear "I’ve made sure you all received a list of topics Mr Ayala will not be discussing today If I ive you one now if you just raise your hand" She glanced around as no one raised his hand "Great, I didn’t racious enough and happy to agree to this spontaneous press conference on his tight schedule But if even one ain, this conference is over"

Seeing the assertive way she stood up to them without any hesitation was a side of her that Abel hadn’t had the pleasure of witnessing before then She’d worn one of her sexy power skirt suits to boot,the scene that much hotter Eyebrows lifted and he saw a few of the reporters take her in from top to bottoraphers even snapped a few photos of her Abel was certain there’d be speculation as to what his relationship with this new, no-nonsense, and not tohe was actually looking forward to They ht be forced to discuss how exactly they should clarify what their relationship was now It made hiht into San Francisco still nagged at hiht actually be in for a rude awakening But this trip had gone so well that he was hopeful that if she hadn’t already, she’d be changing her hter Their conduct even in front of the flight attendant and other passengers was that of an undeniable couple Abel wasn’t holding anything back now When they weren’t kissing and giggling openly, Nellie rested her head against his chest as he stroked his fingers through her hair, kissing the top of her head every so often It felt perfect, and he didn’t care who saw theht Then when they reached LAX because their flight had been an earlier one than the redeye they’d caught to San Francisco, the paparazzi aiting and ready Nellie turned into the same no-nonsense assistant he’d seen at thereporters knoouldn’t be doing any unscheduled interviews

Abel’s protective instincts kicked in when he saw the ca in Nellie’s face and the paparazzi not only yelling out his name but for Ms Gamboa to turn to them They already knew her naht wind of their intimate involvement He had no choice but to continue to walk behind her and in between his other body guards, who had also been waiting for the hat everyone else was assu: that she was just his assistant and event coordinator and nothing more, but deep inside he felt she was so much more now