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“You cannotfor a woman's fitness center?" he asked

"No" And she liked it that way

"I alad"

"Why is that?'"

"I am a possessive man"

"But I don't belong to you"

"Don't you?"

Honesty in this instance, even with herself, would cost tooto her was hardly confidence building, so she ignored the question "How long are you staying on the island?"

"For a few et back to Athens"

"Your co?"

“I eement and I am not un­connected here I continue to work remotely, but to do so indefinitely would be bad business"

"Why are you staying?" She doubted he was see­ing to the disposal of his great-uncles clothing per­sonally

"You cannot guess?"

"It's that whole Greek hospitality thing I guess" After all, hisand then there was Rachel

"I had ood host"

"You didn't want Andrea's daughter to make off with the silver in your absence?"

He didn't laugh as she expected hirim

"Then why?"

"You are here I find I cannot help wanting to be here as well" He didn't look very happy about the fact, but even so, his words touched her deeply

"It's a colad she wasn't the only one affected by it

He frowned, but his eyes made her insides shiver "Yes It is"

After dinner, he led her out onto the terrace where the soft, bluesy music from the stereo filled the sultry air

He tugged her into his arms "Dance with me"

She hadn't danced with hihteenth birthday, but he wasn't asking her to waltz a complicated step around the terrace His hands were linked loosely just above her tailbone and he aying slowly to the sensual beat

Letting her hands slide up inside his suit jacket to rest against his chest, she relaxed into full body con­tact Her conscious mind which told her such a ainst instincts claood to be held by him and unreal It was the sense of unreality that made it all seem so safe

Logic said that Sebastian Kouros could have any woeous He was sexy And he was probably five tireat-uncle had been The perfect catch, he would never let hi the compulsion he felt to be with her He was too cautious

And she was Andrea Dehter

One song segued into another, their bodies in co pleasure He was affected as well The evidence pressed against her stomach while his hands sank lower and lower until they were cupping her bottoentle intensity

Their dancing, if you could call it that, reduced to nothing more than a slow movement from side to side as feainst each other Her cheek rested against his chest and she could hear the steady, strong beat of his heart She rubbed her face up and down, enjoying the sy hair behind it

She was in a state of dazed enchantment when he unexpectedly set her away from him, his expression rueful "If I do not send you to bed, I will end up joining you"

She swayed, wanting him to do just that