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him was doing
things to her insides she didn’t want to think about. He got to her on so many
levels she didn’t know where to start. Even the low timbre of his voice seemed
to vibrate deep in her bones.
    She reminded herself that same
voice in her head was the reason she’d come to Sedona. She was not going to
trust him, no matter how hot he was. Ginny took a big breath and let it out.
“I’ll be fine, if it doesn’t get infected.”
    “Did you see a healer?”
    “A healer? You mean a doctor?” Crap, she knew absolutely nothing about this guy, other
than the fact he was Eddy’s friend, and she’d trusted Eddy as long as she’d
known her. As pragmatic as Eddy Marks was, Ginny couldn’t picture her being
close friends with someone into all that mystical stuff, but a healer? Next thing, he’d probably be offering herbs and
magic crystals. She shook her head. “I haven’t had time.”
    He nodded. “I will look at it
later.”
    “You?” She laughed. “Dr. Alton?” She glanced at him one more time before looking back
at the road. “What is your last name, anyway? All you told me was your first.”
    He hesitated a moment too
long. Ginny shot him another quick look and he turned
away. Then he looked back at her and smiled. “Artigos,” he said. “Alton Artigos.”
    “That’s different. What
nationality?”
    He shook his head. “I’m not
sure. It’s an old family name. Probably changed over the
years. Greek, maybe?”
    “Yeah,” she said, watching the
road ahead. “Maybe.” It came to her, just how little
she really knew about Alton Artigos—if that was his real name. She really
needed to call Eddy and find out a little more about this guy. Working for the
Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department had turned her into a total cynic when it
came to men, but it was her dating history that had really taught her the
truth—the nicest looking guys could hide some pretty ugly secrets.
    Then he chuckled. She wondered
what he was laughing about, but she remembered the sound of his laughter.
They’d laughed a lot that last night when he’d walked her home from town.
    Before he’d
sent her to Sedona.
    She really needed to ask him
about that. In fact, she needed to ask Alton Artigos a lot of things.
    They drove in silence through
town. Ginny spotted a Burger King about the time her stomach rumbled. She
didn’t hesitate and pulled into the parking lot. “I haven’t had a thing to eat
all day. Let’s stop here, okay?”
    She turned off the ignition
without waiting for his answer, and Alton followed her into the restaurant.
     
     
    Alton wasn’t certain what it
was about Ginny Jones that threw him so totally off balance, but one thing he
was sure of—walking behind her and watching the shift and sway of that
perfectly heart-shaped bottom atop her long, long legs had suddenly become one
of his favorite pastimes.
    She was so tall and lean and
moved with such a fluid grace that she mesmerized him. When he stood behind her
in line, the top of her head came almost to his chin. Even Lemurian women were
not as tall. He liked that about Ginny.
    Liked the fact she looked him
straight in the eye without backing down or turning demurely away as a Lemurian
maiden should. Liked the intelligence swirling in her
fascinating tiger’s eyes.
    “You want a Whopper? Cheese on that?”
    Alton blinked. “A what?”
    Ginny laughed. “Earth to Alton? I asked if you wanted a Whopper with cheese
or would you rather have something else?”
    He shook his head. He had no
idea what she was talking about. “Whatever you’re having.” He dug in his pocket for the wallet Ed had given to him. He still wasn’t
certain if he had their currency straight in his mind, but…
    “I’ll get it. You can buy when
we go somewhere expensive.”
    She smiled at him. He loved
the way her eyes twinkled and her full lips spread into a wide smile. Loved the
glossy, dark red color she’d painted on her full lips, and… oh,
my. Loved hamburgers and