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Justin frowned ‘You think it’s ridiculous for a man to have the hots for you, especially the way you look tonight?’

‘Well, no… I mean…yes… I mean… Look, I still can’t compare with Charlotte She’s one seriously sexy lady’

‘She’s about as sexy to me as a dead skunk’

Rachel was startled ‘Really?’

‘Really But to ease your concern I will consign all ofto yours truly Make Eric the Mongrel’s teeth gnash soht Look, let’s go to thatthe ht with a couple of pre-dinner drinks’

Rachel bit her bottom lip ‘Oh, I—er—made that up about the main bar as well I have no idea if there is such a place’

Justin grinned ‘And you said I had an unexpectedly wicked streak in me I think you’re the one who has the unexpectedly wicked streak, Ms Witherspoon Coo ask at Reception where the bars are located They have to have at least one or two in a place this size’

They had three, one connected with the a` la carte restaurant on the mezzanine level, one on the first floor in the disco-till-you-drop room and a third up on the top floor, which had a more sedate dance floor and a view to die for, or so the clerk behind the desk said It also wasn’t open to the public, just the clientele of Sunshine Gardens and their guests

Tenat a table on an open-air terrace, sipping Margaritas byin that view to die for, which was spectacular, even at night Most of the buildings along the foreshore were lit up, outlining the curved sweep of the coastline for as far as the eye could see The night air was still and bal a problem

‘This is so lovely,’ she said with a wistful sigh ‘But on’t have time for a second drink Not if you want us to make that dinner on time’

Actually, she hated the thought of going down to that dinner now As eance in the lift, she didn’t want to keep pretending she and Justin were lovers, or to have Justin acting like so boss who couldn’t keep his hands off her She knew hefor him to act out of character like that