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my heart rate soar. I ran to the window and opened the blinds just enough to see out but not enough that she could see me.
    “Don’t get your hopes up, Cab. She’s young, single, and poor. You’re young, single, rich, and famous. You can’t trust her.”
    Her head popped out of the water, and I watched as she started swimming laps across the pool.
    “What are you doing?” he asked.
    “What?”
    “You’re too quiet. You’re up to something.”
    “I’m watching her in the pool.”
    “She’s in the pool?” he screamed. “She’s trying to get your attention. I bet she’s wearing a barely there bikini.”
    “I told her she needed to get in the sun. It helps with jet lag.”
    I was crouching below the window like some middle-aged pervert spying on the hot high school girl living next door. Well, that or I was acting like some of my fans did when they spied on me. For a second, I realized why they got a kick out of doing it. It was invigorating.
    “What’s she wearing?” asked James, interrupting my thoughts.
    “I can’t tell. She’s swimming.”
    For no apparent reason, we were both whispering.
    “Is she jailbait? The last thing we need is you getting caught with someone underage.”
    “She’s twenty.”
    “Sounds too convenient. Are you sure?”
    “Yeah. She told me she was.”
    “Maybe she just told you she was twenty. Can you get a hold of her purse and check her ID?”
    “No!”
    “What about a passport?”
    “I’m not going to spy on the girl.”
    “Cab, you’re sitting in the dark, watching her through the blinds. Isn’t that the same thing as spying?”
    “I’m not spying. I’m observing.”
    “Find out her last name. I’ll run a background check to see if her story pans out.”
    “I don’t want you running a background check. It’ll be fine. If she isn’t for real, I’ll sniff it out.”
    “Just leave her alone altogether. You’re there to relax and prepare for your new project. Ignore the chick and get in the zone.”
    Kei swam up to the ladder and started climbing out of the water, which made my heart rate go from racing to stopping altogether.
    “Please don’t be wearing a bikini. Please don’t be wearing a bikini. If she’s legit, she won’t be wearing a bikini.”
    “What’s she wearing?” he asked.
    “Wait.”
    We sat in silence, both holding our breath, while I waited for her to extract herself from the pool. As she ascended each rung of the ladder, more of her suit revealed itself.
    “I don’t see her stomach. It’s a one-piece!”
    She climbed completely out of the water and reached for a towel.
    “And she’s wearing shorts over the bathing suit.” I was jumping up and down like a rabid fan on premiere night. “Score! This girl’s for real.”
    “Be careful, Cab. I sense too much excitement in your voice. So let me put it bluntly. Get caught with this girl, do you, then in trouble you will be and to prison you may go.”
    “Yes, Master.”
    I closed the blinds and ran into my bedroom. “I gotta go, James. I’ll call and check in later.”
    “Cab, you be—”
    I threw the phone onto the bed, changed into my swimsuit, and made my way outside to talk to Kei. I tried to sneak up on her, but my flip-flops slapped against my heels as I walked.
    “I thought I was only going to see you if you got lonely,” she said without opening her eyes.
    “I was lonely.”
    “Well, that didn’t take long,” she said dryly, still not looking at me.
    “I heard you out here and thought you might want some company. Maybe I can help keep you awake.”
    She opened one eye and looked over at me. “You’re out here for me? That’s incredibly polite of you, leaving your seclusion to keep a poor girl from nodding off. You’re quite the martyr.”
    “I really am. Consider it a public service project.”
    “So I’m charity?” Her eye was locked on mine. Not once did she glance at the rest of my body.
    “Not charity. A project.”
    “I see. Pull up a lounge