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that made her want to confess her deepest secrets. He moved toward her with measured steps and she fought the urge to inch backward.
    â€œI need more than you’ve ever been willing to give your women.”
    â€œI’d never group you with any other woman,” he said, stopping in front of her. A thrill went through her. He framed her face with his hands, staring down into her eyes. She wondered what he was searching for and if he’d find answers there.
    She was touched that he’d said she was in a class by herself. But she knew he’d diverted her question. “I’m serious. I can’t enter into a relationship knowing it’s not going to last.”
    â€œI can’t, either,” he said, dropping his hands but still remaining close to her.
    She knew what he meant. No one started affairs with the intent of ending them. But their own situation was unique. They had two weeks in the Caribbean toenjoy each other. Working together after they’d slept together wasn’t something either of them would be able to abide.
    â€œBut yours never last,” she pointed out.
    â€œYou’re alone as well.”
    â€œTouché.” She was alone for a very different reason. She was searching for the missing piece to the puzzle that was her life. And she wasn’t willing to try to make the wrong one fit. She had a careful list of traits she was looking for in a man, and she had to be honest. Adam fit the bill on some, but not all of them.
    The phone rang before they could continue their conversation. Adam looked as if he was going to ignore the interruption.
    â€œI’ll get it,” Jayne offered hastily.
    â€œStay here. We’re not finished with this discussion.”
    Adam left the balcony, and she heard the low rumble of his voice talking on the phone. She hugged her arms around her chest, feeling so much more alone than she’d ever let him know. He was close to offering her something she’d craved for a long time, and she wasn’t certain if her plan for life would hold up to a real temptation. It had hurt her when Ben had walked away, but not very deeply because she’d never let him glimpse the real soul beneath the public facade. She’d been unable to hide from Adam from their very first meeting.
    Suddenly she couldn’t wait any longer for him. She had to get away before she did something really stupid and gave in to the wild impulses flowing through her. There were stairs leading down from the balcony to the beach, and she quickly unfastened the gate and hurried down them.
    She wasn’t running away…not exactly. She knew she’d have to face Adam, and he’d want an answer to the question left unspoken between them. But she needed to think and plan. Because if she became his mistress she wanted to be prepared for a time when she’d be alone again.
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    â€œJayne?”
    She paused near the bottom of the stairs to the beach. The call hadn’t been important—not compared to what was happening with Jayne. Just his office informing him they’d received the fax.
    â€œNot now. I need to clear my head before dinner.”
    â€œWait, I’ll go with you.”
    â€œWhy? In case the Angelinis see me?”
    He hadn’t thought of that, but it was the perfect excuse to go with her. “Yes.”
    She made a strangled sound and started moving again. Adam hurried to join her. He’d never seen his ultra-efficient assistant like this.
    â€œWhat’s up?”
    â€œDon’t be solicitous,” she said.
    He reached out and grasped her arm. Her skin wassoft and smooth. The full curve of her breast brushed his finger and he realized he’d trade his whole kingdom for an afternoon alone with Jayne. And that was very dangerous.
    For a minute everything else in the world dropped away. The sea breeze filled his nostrils and the roar of the surf filled his ears. They were alone in the world, man and