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"Why didn’t Drew drive us?" I look out theas I speak

"It see us all the way here and back, just to repeat the trip two days later Plus, it’ll give him some time off; he hasn’t had that in a while And I wanted the time to speak to you, about our trip" He speaks so freely now, corees Hu with lancing over "Like I told you, I didn’t want you to get the wrong impression I wanted to be sure you were ahat our relationship was about"

"Sex"

"Yes Sex, and your new identity But, as you knoe had planned on keeping that part froy--not quite reretful of the deceit

"And now, you feel co that relationship?"

He glances away froat , now that you know about Cecile, that you understandto hate that bitch I sigh "So, tellto tell me the plan, inally, when I was to be kept in the dark, Nathan planned on takinga joint account in our naoodwill The paperould be si both of our na both of our na off to add Nathan’s na account, one with a cool fifty million inside

Now that I am aware of the con, the new plan is to do a simple funds transfer, from Jennifer’s account to Nathan’s They will ask for identification, I will presentshould be done in a matter of minutes

"There will be paparazzi?"

"Only in certain places Mark is tipping them off to some restaurants and resort locations, so we can ht curve on the road, looking over as he drives "Are you coh "You et Cecile’s attention? Yes, I aainst the seat and closinga reunion between thisto the ca soft kisses and holding my hand--that is my heaven And even if it is fake, even if it is for another woman, I want it Badly

CHAPTER 12

"More wine?"

I look up from my plate with a smile "Yes, sir Thank you"

We are in Seafire, a steakhouse in the Atlantis resort, dining on lobster and steak at a table by theI can see carapher draped over a large lens, cigarettes glowing in the night as they chat, waiting for us to leave They can see us, our table strategically chosen, and every once in a while I find their eyes ona quick shot

Our flight had arrived at one, setting down on a crowded tarmac, the line at custoet through the line, a bored Bahalance It was the first coht I had been on in almost five years, my strip club years spent without travel, the last seven weeks spent aboard Nathan’s plane It is a how quickly a person can become accustomed to private travel The ability to stride out of your car and up the stairs of a plane, in the air in nments Nathan hadn’t wanted to take the plane internationally; private plane customs more trouble than it orth

The lihable--a ten-year old Lincoln orn seats, ripped carpet, and a backheld together by a strip of duct tape I shot Nathan a worried look and he grinned, placing a gentle hand onuys are subcontractors for the resort It will get better"

And better it did From the two hundred foot yachts cozied up outside of the towering casino walls to the gold colu the lobby walls We took the scenic route down to the pool deck, walking through a stone cavern of fish tanks, giant side us as alked hand in hand I tried to contain lee, tried to maintain an air of aloof snobbery, but failedwith exciteht at the beautiful actions of glowing jellyfish

When we crossed a rope bridge over lazy hammerhead sharks, when my feet sank into hite sand, a tropical paradise of perfect blue green water before rin that stretched my face, that took every square inch of real estate up as it bea hi exuberantly to hi into a smile beneath mine

"You like?" he whispered

"I love," I shot back, juhtly around hi us down to the ground,us both off guard and givingthe sand, his hands traveling roughly down, grippingme upward and into his body, the line of his arousal suddenly hot against my sex

The click of lenses is what pulled us out of the h He rolled with ently off ofhi o to the roo "I need you Now"

And we ran, sandy flip flops slapping bare rock,ass hallway, and onto the giant bed in our luxurious penthouse suite

CHAPTER 13

"Are you having a good time?" He asks me over an ice-cold bottle of Kalik