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“It’s complicated”

“Love always is,” Sharon sighed

“We’re not in love,” Faith quickly denied, unwilling to perpetuate the misconception

“I saw the way Vale looks at you” At Faith’s raised eyebrow, Sharon went on “He looked at you as if you’re the only woman in the world, as if he would have liked to push you down in the sand and ht there, the world be da on a dreamy look “I know love It’s exactly the same way Steve looks at me”

“You’re mistaken” Vale had looked at her with lust because she was convenient, because they were at a wedding and people did stupid things at weddings Like get married and believe in happily ever after

“I know Vale,” Sharon boasted “He wants you”

Yes, he’d told her that And, truth was, just having Vale desire her was so much more than she’d ever dreamed possible So why had she said no?

He hadn’t said the words out loud, but essentially he’d been asking her to have an affair with hi that would last the weekend and be done when they left the ic of the beach

But she couldn’t say yes, not when she’d be expected to work side by side with hi had happened

Lord, hoas she going to ith hiht now that she knew his kisses tasted of ambrosia?

“Oh,” Sharon cooed, “you’re in love with him, aren’t you?”

Faith opened herca at all, because she didn’t kno she felt about Vale Not any more From before they’d met, she’d admired him professionally, had known she wanted to ith hie an interview When they’d nitude had almost blinded her

She adh she’d hesitate to admit the latter to anyone other than herself Physically she wanted him, but what heterosexual woman wouldn’t?

This weekend she had the opportunity to be with him and was too scared to accept the risk that chance would change everything between them Bok Bok

Only soe was inevitable, and inevitably her relationship with Vale had undergone a change she couldn’t undo even if she wanted to