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deep breath. He was good. “That’s right.
He’s been very helpful. If I can afford his rates, we’ll be spending a lot of
time together.”
    “You don’t get a lover’s discount?” Morgana sniped. “Or does
he charge you more to make up for…the hardship. It can’t be easy trying to make
an eyesore appealing.”
    Madeline blushed, knowing Morgana was speaking of her rather
than Windswept. “Business is business, Morgana. I wouldn’t ever expect
favoritism.”
    Trying to diminish the confusing tension in the air, Weston
lifted his beer toward Madeline. “Aren’t you going to have anything to drink?”
She was as nervous as a small deer in a room full of jackals. He swore he could
see her trembling from where he sat. It was obvious he was playing some kind of
role, he just hadn’t figured out why yet.
    “I’ll have something with dinner,” she answered with a kind
smile. “Did you have a hard day, West? Do you feel all right?” Madeline asked
him sincere sounding questions with big eyed innocence.
    “My day was pretty rough. I traveled over to Bolivar to
check on a restaurant we’re building on the peninsula and the ferry was slow. I
got stuck waiting at the dock for a half hour. But I feel good, I’m looking
forward to the weekend.” She seemed satisfied with his answer, but her sister
chimed in.
    “Do you two have big plans for Valentine’s Day?”
    He was about to bumble around and make something up when
Maddie spoke up. “Oh, no. Tonight will be our celebration. Weston has other
plans he couldn’t get out of.”
    “On Valentine’s Day?” Morgana asked snidely.
    “Uh, well, it’s complicated.” West couldn’t think of
anything else to say. He wondered what kind of a boyfriend he was supposed to
be if he’d made other plans for Valentine’s Day. And why did this cute little
doll have to rope a stranger into pretending he was her date?
    “Ah, I see.” Morgana leaned forward, looking between the two
of them, like she’d just caught on to their nefarious plans. “I understand,
now. I was wondering how the Magpie was able to attract a stud like you. She’s
not your girlfriend, admit it. You’re just working for her.”
    West spread his hands, not knowing what to say. He didn’t
have a good enough imagination to weave a decent set of lies.
    When Maddie saw Rod appear as if he were about to cave, a
flare of panic made her jump. “Don’t be silly, Morgana. Weston’s advising me,
but he’s also making love to me at every opportunity. We can’t keep our hands
off one another.”
    Before West could react to that startling revelation, his
little handful had abandoned her chair and crawled right up into his lap. She gave
him a smile, but her eyes had almost a pleading quality in their blue depths.
With a light touch, she began to caress his chest.
    She certainly had West’s attention.
    Madeline was desperate. If she could just pull this off well
enough to quell Morgana’s constant agitating, maybe she could find some peace.
The only problem was—Maddie was enjoying it. She was attracted to this man. He
was so different than what she’d envisioned. When she’d talked to Rod and
pictured him, smarmy had been the word that would have best described what she
had expected.
    But smarmy wasn’t what she’d gotten. This man, currently
beneath her questing fingertips, was just about perfect. He was classy, sexy,
ripped, and rugged. He also seemed to be kind and smart as a whip. Maddie found
herself fantasizing about him, what it would be like if this were real. As if
she was speaking straight from her dreams, this whisper slipped from her lips.
“He’s a wonderful lover, Morgana. The best I’ve ever had.”
    A thin line separated West from reality. He was fast being
drawn into whatever game this intriguing woman was playing. Hell, he couldn’t
even keep his hands to himself. Stroking her back while she gazed lovingly into
his eyes was an irresistible impulse. “And I can’t wait to do