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long, lean, and downright handsome as he had that morning.
    â€œ Camera-free moments are few and far between,” I said, feeling flushed and slightly flustered. “I was just heading to my room to get something for my headache.”
    â€œToo many margaritas?”
    â€œSomething like that.”
    â€œDoesn’t that make me at least partially responsible?” he asked with a sympathetic but playful smile.
    â€œThere’s just been a lot going on today.”
    â€œMaybe I can save you a few minutes of rushing around,” he said, already taking me by the hand. “We have a fully stocked first-aid drawer in our offices.”
    â€œI’ve already been enough of a bother,” I said as we headed back over to the vacation sales office. “And I’m sure you’re anxious to get home to your family.”
    â€œNot at all,” he said, opening the door. “On Fridays, I usually stay late to complete paperwork. Particularly when we’ve had a good week.”
    â€œNo thanks to me,” I said. “We’re likely to be signing before the end of the weekend, it’s just that I have a responsibility to my viewers to—”
    â€œNo explanations necessary.” He smiled. “I wasn’t looking to make a profit on your deal anyway,” he said, leading me into the breakroom, where he reached into a drawer, grabbed a bottle even I could read ( Ibuprofeno), and poured a fewinto my outstretched palm. “Not financially, anyway.”
    â€œ Gracias ,” I said.
    â€œThank you, for bringing your show down here to our resort,” he said. “If everything continues to go this well, the payoff will be even better than I imagined.”
    â€œI can’t take much, if any, credit,” I said. “My producer had her heart set on a destination wedding episode.”
    â€œAnd a stunning wedding it’s going to be,” he said, looking out a window that happened to overlook the Cala de la Boda, where much of the group stood finalizing the last of the details with Philip and Anastasia.
    â€œShe is going to make a beautiful bride,” I said.
    â€œWith beautiful bridesmaids,” Alejandro added.
    â€œAnastasia’s sisters are all very pretty,” I said as he led me over to the water cooler beside the front door. “Each in her own way.”
    â€œNot as pretty as you,” he said. Our fingers touched as he handed me a cup of cool water.
    â€œThank you,” I managed, my cheeks suddenly on fire.
    The waning light shimmered in his deep brown eyes as he led me back outside. “Maddie, I—”
    â€œMaddie!” Frank materialized from around a stand of Tecate Cypress at exactly the key moment yet again. The clatter of equipment and voices filtered through the humid breeze from the pathway behind him.
    â€œThat’s my cue, I’m afraid,” I said as Geo and some of the crew met up with Frank.
    â€œ Buenas tardes ,” Alejandro said, greeting them all with a friendly nod that belied nothing of whatever it was that had just happened between us.
    Which was …?
    I couldn’t help but notice that Alejandro wore a gold bracelet on his wrist, but no wedding ring to match.
    â€œWe need both of you at the rehearsal dinner in ten,” Geo said, motioning the crew to continue on toward the private dining area off the main lobby.
    â€œNo problemo,” Frank said, checking his cell phone—or rather, checking his makeup, hair, and teeth in the selfie picture mode. “Maddie, I thought you were headed back to the room before dinner started?”
    â€œI was,” I said, “and then I ran into Alejandro …”

    My cheeks still felt flushed as I stood beside a buffet table covered in brightly colored platters offering everything from enchiladas de rojos to shrimp posole.
    Not as pretty as you …
    â€œYou ready to roll, Maddie?” Geo asked.
    I’d assumed