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“I don't think you're crazy, but I can't understand why I'd be in the ocean in the first place, and why I'd be drowning. I'm sure I can swim.”
    “Look, something bad must have happened to you. Maybe you had a seizure or something. Or you could have fallen from a boat. I did try to phone for an ambulance before the storm, but my cell phone was dead. I was out cold after the lightning strike, but I think I should call for help. You need to be checked by a doctor. You could have a head injury.”
    He runs his fingers through his dark hair. “No! Please don't call the police or an ambulance. I'm fine. Trust me. I don't want them involved.”
    I sigh. “But your heart stopped! You need help.”
    He takes my hand in his. “Please don't involve them. I beg of you.”
    My pulse quickens as electricity run up my arm. I'm speechless, in awe, and I can't stop staring at him.
    “Please?” he begs again, squeezing my fingers.
    I go weak at the knees. Gosh. I'll do anything for him. He's divine, but what if he's a criminal? Surely a felon couldn't make me feel this good. As I study his innocent face, he stares at the ground. I doubt he's even aware how gorgeous he is. Blowing out a big breath, I try to act normal. “What's your name? I should call your family—or are you in some kind of trouble?”
    His shoulders slump and he lets go of my hand. “I don't know. I can't even remember who I am.” He looks up at me through long lashes. “If you call an ambulance, it could put me in a bind, who knows.”
    I glance up at the clouds. How do I find the bad guys? First Tom, and now a boy who could be running from the law. I shake my head. He looks harmless enough, and he's so darn cute. I smile. “Okay, no cops or ambulance. But I'm going to have to watch you. I'm pretty sure you have a concussion. I mean if you have so much as a temperature, I'll have to get you to the hospital.”
    He raises his brows. “Yeah, but how're you going to watch me? I have no idea where I live.”
    “Don't worry. You can stay at my house until we figure out what else to do. I just live up the road and my parents are away for a while.”
    Shivering, he rubs his bare arms. “Thank you. I really appreciate it.”
    Crap. What have I just said? I know I shouldn't take a strange guy home, but to tell him I'll be home alone was plain stupid. What was I thinking? I blow out a big breath and pray he's not a criminal pretending to have amnesia. I glance at him and my heart melts. He looks so vulnerable and he's shaking with cold. Smiling, I link my arm with his. “Let's go.”
    As we tramp along the soft sand, a group of giggling girls stroll past and stare at him. No way am I letting a sweet boy like him get away from me. Pulling him along, I walk faster. “Come on, you need to get warm. You're attracting too much attention being on the beach with no top on.”
    “I guess I look pretty strange, wearing nothing but a towel on a cold windy day.”
    I roll my eyes. “It's nothing to do with the weather, silly.” He's so humble. Surely he must know how magnificent he looks.
    His brows knit together as if he's confused. “Huh?”
    As we head onto the boardwalk, I sigh. He's so endearing.
    “Guess I'm lucky you were walking along the beach today,” he says. “If someone else had found me, who knows what would become of me.”
    I peek sideways at his perfect features; straight nose, dark brows, and kissable full lips. But as my gaze wonders down to his narrow waist and hips, he stops in his tracks and looks at me. Embarrassed at being caught perving, I stare at the ground.
    “Hey,” he says. “I may not know my own name, but I'd love to know yours.”
    I smile up at him. “I'm Eloise O'Connor.”
    “Eloise,” he repeats, his eyes crinkling at the corners. “What a sweet name.”
    “Thanks.” I suck in a sharp breath. I love his deep husky voice, and the way he just said my name sent shivers down my spine. As we hurry along the main road, he goes