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"Learned early"

She felt cold on the inside, eood PR for hi about them was just appearances "How did you learn to fake it?"

He shrugged "Rather Darwinian Survival of the fittest, I suppose People don't want to know about probleive them a success story"

"So you do what you have to do?"

"That's right"

Her e me"

He turned, stared at her, his gaze unflinching "It wasn't exactly a chore"

She took aso fiercely and why she had this odd weak sensation in her tummy "I know you're not attracted to me You prefer models Tall blond supermodels, preferably from Sweden"

"I liked kissing you"

"No, you didn't"

"And I'd like to kiss you again but I think we have a few things to straighten out first Our relationship, for example"

Winnie was growing increasingly uncomfortable

"We don't have a relationship-"

"We do We had one at the office and we cahere, even if it's just friendship, and that alone deserves discussion"

"It's going to be hard to discuss anything right now Eh"

"Which is e need some time I think it'd be wise if we both went away for a feeeks, put soure out e're going to do next"

Truthfully, she'd love to get away for a feeeks She felt trapped right now, trapped and claustrophobic

Winnie chewed on her lower lip "Where are you thinking of going?"

"St Jermaine's"

His island off the Berry Islands in the Bahaly of turquoise water and sandy coves and the shade provided by coconut trees

"I guess I could go houre out her best escape plan "Mo me out"

Morganyou here to face the media alone The pressure will be intense If I head to St Jer you with me"

CHAPTER SEVEN

THEY weren't flying out until thein a leather chair in his living roo skyline

She did love him

Damn This wasn't supposed to happen He didn't want her emotionally involved He knehat it felt like to love someone and not be loved in return It hurt It wason his worst enemy and Winnie was definitely not his enemy

Hell, he liked her A lot And she'd looked pretty today, alh part of hioop Winnie didn't need cosreat just the way she was

Everything was great until today

What had happened at the church? What scared her? Sighing, Morgan rubbed his jaw, the bristles of his beard scraping his palm She loved him Fine He liked her

In fact, he'd really liked kissing her She had a great mouth, incredibly lush lips, and sex would be just as pleasurable once they got past the early, aard stage

The ear

ly, aard stage