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a coffee with me, at least," she said coquettishly. "Anyway, why are we talking here? Let's go up to your room."
    "My room?" He noticed the luggage next to Andrea. "Why? Where are you staying?"
    "I haven't booked a room yet. I thought I'd stay with you tonight. I'll just move tomorrow." Andrea swept her hungry eyes over him.
    "You're not staying in my room, Andrea. We're not together anymore."
    "Rob, like I said …" Andrea puffed. "Look, can we talk somewhere else? Next to the lifts isn't exactly the best place for a conversation."
    "Let's go to the bar."
    "Can I put my luggage in your room first?" Andrea tried a pretty pout. "I'll look silly taking it with me to the bar."
    He swore under his breath and pushed the up button to call the elevator. He'd have to help her find accommodation tonight so she didn't end up staying in his room. It was Jessa he wanted in there, not Andrea.

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    "We'll try another hotel," Rob persisted.
    They had just been at the hotel reception to sort out Andrea's accommodation for the week. Unfortunately, there was an international technology conference happening at the nearby Sydney Convention Centre that coming weekend and most of the hotels around the area were fully booked until Monday.
    "How could you not have arranged your accommodation before you left Melbourne?" He was pissed off at Andrea's lack of planning.
    "I thought you'd be here for another week. And I planned to stay with you the whole time," she whined. "Maybe I can ask Will if I can stay at his place until Monday. He's the only one I know here. I'll be calling him anyway. What else am I going to do here by myself when you go tomorrow?"
    "You can't stay with Will."
    "Why not?"
    "He's got a girlfriend. I don't think she'd appreciate it."
    "Ooh, Will has a girlfriend? Too bad. Antoinette has it bad for him."
    "You know your sister might as well have been flirting with a post when she flirted outrageously with Will on her birthday."
    "Well, she hasn't given up on him yet. Anyway, why should Will's girlfriend mind if I stay with him? We can even become good friends!"
    Oh, no, no, no. No way. He knew it was more likely that Clarise would warn Jessa against seeing him again if Andrea wormed herself into their lives. Will had cautioned him about how close Jessa and Clarise were.
    "There must be an available room somewhere. Hey, how about you stay outside the city centre? Around Bondi Beach would be nice."
    "Oh, that's not a bad idea. I love Bondi," Andrea answered.

CHAPTER FIVE

    Jessa couldn't believe the time. She had already done her washing, vacuuming and tidying up, and it was still only ten in the morning. She looked around, anxious for something else to do. She needed something physically tiring, something that would take her mind off Rob and his kisses, something that would help her ignore the ache in her chest.
    She decided to go for a walk and have a late breakfast. She got herself ready and headed off for the five-minute trek to one of her favourite cafes in Crows Nest. Maybe she'd bump into Victor, who lived a couple of blocks away. Should she call him for some company? But he was likely to be with Evan. It was Saturday morning and she didn't want to bother them.
    Her phone vibrating in her pants pocket surprised her. Maybe one of her friends received her mental signal and decided to call her. When she saw who it was, she suddenly stopped dead in her tracks, and the guy walking behind her bumped into her.
    "Oh, I'm so sorry," she apologised.
    The guy, who happened to be cute, showed his dimples. "No worries. It's not every day I bump into a beautiful woman."
    She gaped at him as he continued to smile at her. Who, me? Her vibrating phone reminded her of the incoming call. She gave the cute guy a grateful smile and answered her phone, indicating to Mr. Dimples he was effectively dismissed.
    "Hi, Rob." Suddenly her hands were clammy.
    "Hi, Jess, how are you doing?" His cheerfulness made her grin.
    "I'm good, thanks. And