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She earing a floor-length fil on her, would be pretty da with her tanned skin and her inky black hair

I couldn’t think of a single other instance in my life when a woman damn near took my breath away

It had to be the surprise of it all, right? Shaas tough and clearly personally preferred a more tomboyish style So the dichotomy between her usual style and this ultra-fee, over-the-top reaction

“Morning,” she said, voice sweeter than I was used to hearing it

“Goodas I watched her move toward the coffee machine

“Are you waiting for Adnan?” she asked, reaching up to grab not just onefor an answer

But I found e of her just like that The exact replica of her at that ed on a life-sized canvas on a wall in a damn museum The world needed that kind of beauty in it

No, screw that

I wanted the original on my bedroom wall

The museum could have a print

“Ah, yes,” I said, re myself “He’s late”

“I’ up for a third cup

I was too surprised—and, let’s face it, turned-on—to really think through her actions, to see just how off she was right then

All I kneas she was being pleasant And I liked it

It was about fivehis way toward the villa

As soon as he had tethered the boat and ju his way toward the villa with a covered plate in his hands, Shawnme a coffee hat I could only call a shy smile

Really, that should have done it

It should have knocked some sense into me

Because Shawn didn’t have a shy bone in her body

I brushed it away, though, as she gave the same smile to Adnan as she took the plate fro back to the kitchen, opening the plate and starting to eat while I talked to Adnan