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fulfill your debt,” Ben said, calmly and logically, in his deep island lilt. “I didn’t want you to get any ideas about leaving Belize and flying off to some country that doesn’t have an extradition treaty with the United States.”
    “I can’t believe you did that!”
    “It’s depressing and frustrating, isn’t it, when someone you care about steals from you,” Ben said. “But eventually, I will return your passport. Unfortunately, I will never see my money or watches again.”
    Frustrated and pissed, Spencer said, “Okay, fine. Tell me how to fulfill my damn debt so I can get the hell out of this country! I’ve done Step One , now what?”  
    “Relax, sweet girl.”
    “Don’t you tell me to relax!” She paced the length of the sofa. “Tell me what the hell the next steps are so I can get them done and get back to my life!”
    “You are in no position to make demands, sweet girl,” he warned. “You are lucky I’m allowing you the chance to make up for your mistakes. You are lucky I don’t have you thrown in jail for grand theft larceny.”  
    Bristling, Spencer dropped down onto the couch. There was the threat again, hanging over her head, her very own personal sword of Damocles, a warning she had to heed. She didn’t like him thinking he could dictate her motives, but she was in his crosshairs because of her foolish choices.
    “Don’t forget I have proof that you stole from me,” Ben warned. “And I don’t want to get you into any trouble, sweet girl.”  
    Spencer rolled her eyes, cursing the stupid video tape. Her image on the screen had been so clear and convincing; there was no way she could deny she was the girl taking money from the bottom drawer of the closet island.
    “So, how did Step One go?”
    “It went exactly the way you planned it,” Spencer snapped. “I made a fuss about being booked in the wrong casita, and then I demanded to see the owner.”
    “What were your initial impressions of Sione Tuiali’i?”
    Why was he asking her that? Why did he care what she thought about the resort owner? What the hell did her opinion of Mr. Tuiali’i have to do with the favor he wanted her to do?
    Leery of his question, and how to answer it, she asked, “My initial impressions?”
    Spencer was tempted to tell him the truth. Her initial impressions were tall, muscular, good-looking, and sexy as hell. She wanted to say I got wet just looking at him. But Ben probably wouldn’t even give her the satisfaction of being jealous.
      “He seemed very willing to solve the issue with the casita,” she said. “I think he’s going to give me the honeymoon casita at a reduced rate.”
    There was silence on the other end, an odd, sinister lack of sound.
    Just when Spencer thought the connection had somehow been broken, Ben said, “That is rather accommodating.”
    “Is that what you wanted to happen?” Spencer asked. “You wanted to get the honeymoon casita at a cheaper rate, is that what Step One was about?”
    “ Step One was sweet girl meets the resort owner.”
    “Why did you have me lie about being booked in the wrong casita just so I could meet the resort owner?”
    “So you could evaluate him,” Ben said. “So you could determine what kind of man he is, which will help you figure out the best way to get close to him, because that’s Step Two . Sweet girl gets close to the resort owner.”
    “What makes you think I can get close to him?” she stammered. “How am I supposed to do that?”
    “Remember how you got close to me and tricked me into thinking you liked me just so you could get into my closet and steal from me?”
    “I wasn’t trying to trick you,” she told him. “I did like you, Ben.”
    “You didn’t like me enough not to steal from me, did you?” Ben asked. “You didn’t like me enough to trust my feelings for you or to believe that I would have given you whatever you wanted. You didn’t have to go sneaking into my closet.”
    Sighing, Spencer shook