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hers as well.
    Guilt prickled her conscience as he explained that he had expunged all evidence that she was an escort, she was a college student and she had taken the semester off from school and they had met at a charity dinner, a month ago. She sighed in relief when his cell phone rang and he was immersed in conversation for the remainder of their journey as she would rather not be reminded of what she had agreed to do.
    She struggled to calm her fraying nerves as they arrived at their destination in the heart of Manhattan’s Upper East Side; constantly glancing over her shoulder for fear that someone would identify her for the imposter that she most certainly was. They were greeted by a beautiful strawberry blond woman with a perfectly toned body and bountiful bosom, whom Sebastian introduced as Leila. She hardly speared a moment’s notice for Paige; her attention centered on Sebastian.
    Paige wondered idly if something was going on between the two as she noted the woman’s lingering touches on ‘Brad’s’ arm as she called him, throughout their brief conversation.
    “Leila will assist you with anything you need”, Sebastian said, finally tearing himself away from the other woman who stared coldly at her, “I’ll be back to get you”.
    She stared at Sebastian’s retreating back, forlornly; wishing he would stay. She felt like a child on her first day of school; alone and unsure. After all, he was the only person she knew on this side of town, not to mention that this deception of theirs’ would take some getting used to. She squared her shoulders and met Leila’s cold blue eyes head on. It was evident that she and Sebastian travelled in the same circles and Paige had the distinct impression that she needed to make it clear that she was no push over if she intended to make this hoax a success.
    She soon discovered that she had had nothing to worry about as she barely saw Leila beyond the few moments it took her to deliver Paige into the care of one of her employees. She then spent the better part of the afternoon being pampered from the grooming of her long wavy red-gold hair to a thorough manicure, pedicure, massage and facial treatment.
    She hardly recognized her reflection in the mirror as she smoothed the casual royal blue designer silk dress that the friendly store clerk had given to her a moment ago. Her hair framed her, lightly, made up face and the knee length dress outlined the rounded shape of her hips; her ensemble gave her a radiance that she hadn’t possessed that morning.
    There was a light fluttering in the pit of her stomach as she made her way to the exit to meet Sebastian. She felt like a teenager going on her first date; nervous yet excited, all at once. Her pleasant state of mind died of a cold dose of reality as she entered the lobby and saw Sebastian and Leila conversing. This is a business arrangement, she reminded herself sternly and she would do well to remember that for the remainder of her time as his makeshift girlfriend. She cleared her throat loudly and the couple turned to face her; the smile on Leila’s face replaced by distaste as she saw Paige.
    “I suppose we should be on our way”, Sebastian said, his brown eyes glazed with desire as they seemed to devour her.
    “Later…” Leila purred; a hint of promise in her eyes.
    “I’m not sure I’ll be available”, Sebastian said, his voice tinged with annoyance.
    Leila’s cheeks flamed with embarrassment and Paige frowned. What was going on between them? Had her presence ruined their relationship somehow? Was Leila in love with Sebastian? Her heart ached for the other woman. But why would Sebastian pay an escort to pose as his girlfriend when he had such a lovely woman as Leila?
    None of this made any sense, Paige thought as she mumbled her thanks to Leila and marched to Sebastian’s waiting car; guilt eating at her insides as she thought of how she was ruining the other woman’s life. She was suddenly angry with