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pocket.”
    â€œWhat do you suggest that I do? I don’t have anything red.”
    â€œI have a pair of red panties that I can stuff in your pocket,” she said with a sexy grin—and nearly burst out laughing at the shocked look on Cam’s face. “Relax, relax, I was just kidding.”
    Cam looked at his watch and then her. “Don’t change, Lily,” he said as he walked into the living room, picked up the phone, and called the front desk. Two minutes later, he was back in the bedroom. “It’s taken care of.”
    â€œWhat? What’s taken care of? Who did you call?”
    Without answering her, Cam did his share of unpacking, placing his clothes in the closet beside Lily’s. “Cam? Come on. Who did you call?” She was hot on his heels with every step he took until he sat on the sofa to wait. “You are the most frustrating man I have ever met,” she huffed, sitting beside him.
    Five minutes later, there was a knock at the door and Cam went to answer it. When he turned and walked toward the bedroom, he had a small bag in his hand and a smile on his face. Lily quickly jumped up to see what he was doing. Just as she walked through the double doors, Cam pulled a red silk tie and pocket square from the bag.
    â€œOkay, I take it back. You are not frustrating; you’re adorable.”
    â€œGood,” he said as he tucked the pocket square in place. “That’s what I was going for—adorable.” Lily walked up to him, and before he knew what she was doing, she had his tie undone and was pulling it from around his neck and wrapping it around her wrist. He arched his brows in surprise. “Nice trick.”
    She smiled a saucy smile. “There was this belly-dancing class. You’d be amazed at what I can do with a silk scarf.” Before Cam could respond, she had the new red tie in place and was tying it in a perfect Windsor knot. Standing back, she admired her handiwork. “There. Now we’re perfect.” Turning them both toward the mirror, she smiled brightly at their reflection. “Right?”
    Cam had no words. Lily stared at him for a moment before he nodded and stepped away, clearing his throat. “Ready to go?”
    Lily trailed after him and grabbed her purse. Cam was waiting by the door and held it open as she walked through. She murmured her thanks and waited for him to close the door. Silently they walked toward the elevator, and once they were inside, she forced him to face her. “Okay, what’s the matter?”
    â€œWhat are you talking about?”
    â€œYou got all quiet and sullen back there. Is this because of the tie? I mean, if it’s going to make you so uncomfortable that you won’t even talk to me, you can change it back. It’s not worth all of this.” She stood and crossed her arms defiantly and waited for his response.
    â€œI’m fine, Lily. It’s just that you… Well, you took me a little by surprise back there,” he said, his voice croaking slightly.
    â€œMe? What did I do?”
    â€œWanting to put red panties in my pocket, whipping my tie off and wrapping it around your wrist while telling me you do stuff with silk scarves… That’s just a…whole other side of you that I… We… Well, we never discuss. It’s just taking me a little longer than you to wrap my brain around this whole new phase of our friendship.”
    Lily had really wanted to stay mad at him, but his honest admission and the embarrassment on his face were more than she could bear. With a laugh, she stepped in, wrapped her arms around him, and gave him a hug. When she felt him stiffen, she immediately stepped back and smacked his arm. “Stop doing that!” she said loudly.
    â€œNow what did I do?” Seriously, the woman needed to come with a manual because he couldn’t keep up with her. If this was what most women were like in a relationship,