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Alejandro’s look completely captivated me and put me at ease He warray eyes, and a pounding heart No wait, that wastrouble staying focused

Since this would be the last tiet lost in his eyes once more The deal could wait--he obviously didn’t seeuilt overcame me, and I felt awful about the whole deal I wanted to scream out the truth, admit my lies, refuse his money, and tell him about my childhood as a con artist I didn’t care about the uitar off the desk and kiss hiet worse, and the threat of being busted by my mother held me in place I had to finish this deal It would be the easiest path forward--the ht there Besides, whatever eleo nowhere, so I hed, and he broke away from our stare Then he slid the attaché case across his desk toward me "Four hundred thousand dollars" I pulled the case closer and opened it up

The sight took my breath away It was filled to the top with neat piles of fifty-dollar bills Thatat 8,000 bills Froht I nodded ain locked

His sed to kick my con fears away, even if only for a moment It made me happy, and all I could think about was his ht, his hot body pressed close Those incredible gray eyes see It was as if he saw things that nobody else had ever seen

Stop! What rong withthere, thinking about his kiss Why couldn’t I concentrate on this deal?

I knew the answer, and it was only partly about thiscould happen at this point, and h the possibilities I tried to stop the iht with each other to play in et scared and run ahen he looked at his own money and realized how much of it he was about to spend I saw a deal that ended with police lights flashing behind me as I ran down the street and into an alley I sawfrom his forehead Please--my mind screamed--don’t make me con anymore