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‘Is Señor Burzi expecting you, Miss?’

‘Of course he is! I wouldn’t be asking to join him if he wasn’t, would I?’

She began walking purposefully over to the dark, sexy stranger, hoping and praying that her date wouldn’t spot her, and hoping and praying evenfuss and chuck her out

Head down, she practically collided with the table, and are of two piercing dark eyes shifting from the computer to her flushed face as she plopped down in one of the empty chairs

‘What the hell? Who the hell are you?’

‘Señor Burzithis lady said that she was expecting to join you’

‘I’ you But, pleasecould you just bear with me for a few minutes? II’m in a bit of a sticky situation’

‘Show her out, Giorgio, and next ti anyone to my table unless I tell you to’

His voice was deep and dark and velvety and perfectly matched the way he looked His attention had returned to whatever was on his computer She was dismissed She would be chucked out of the restaurant

Panic filled her Panic and justjust a feeling of hopelessness She should never have been persuaded by her two best friends into this crazy online dating situation The thought of being escorted out of the restaurant like a co her yellow-juered, was just too much

‘Just a few minutes I just need somewhere toersit for a few minutes’

This time the man did look up, and she had to force herself not to stare because up close he was even better looking than he had appeared from a distance His eyes were navy blue and he had eyelashes to die for—long, thick and dark, and right now fringing eyes that were the temperature of ice

‘Notto be here?’ he asked coldly He spared a glance for thehis hands ‘Leave us, Giorgio I’ll get rid of her myself’