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you changed your mind?” she asked.
    “No. But I don’t like the way you changed yours. What’s going on behind those beautiful brown eyes?” he asked.
    She pulled back. She couldn’t do this. It wasn’t like her to just impulsively invite a man back to her room. He was right, what was she thinking?
    “Nothing. Nothing is going on,” she said. “I think I had a momentary fever but it is passing now.”
    She felt small and a bit rejected. She’d actually never been that bold with a man before. The dress and the way that Justin treated her had made her feel like she was sexy, an enchantress, and now she was realizing she was still just Selena.
    “I think we should head back to the hotel. I need to freshen up before heading to dinner. I will meet you there.”
    She turned to walk away needing to get back to herroom. She needed to find someplace private to sit down and regroup.
    “No.”
    She glanced over her shoulder at him.
    “No?”
    “That’s what I said. I am not letting you run away,” he said, taking her hand in his. “What’s going on with you?”
    She shook her head and swallowed hard. “I’m sorry. You are making me a little…crazy.”
    “That’s good. That’s what I was going for…trying to distract you,” he admitted.
    “Well, you did a good job tonight. But that won’t affect me in the boardroom when we are meeting with your group and the community leaders.”
    “I didn’t think it would. To be honest I’m trying to even the scales. You have me thinking about your curvy body and kissing you instead of business and I wanted you to think of me.”
    “Does that mean you don’t really want a vacation fling with me?”
    “Hell, no. I want you more than I want my next breath. But I want you to want it for the right reasons—not because you think it will help you in the boardroom. I do believe we can keep this attraction between us private and explore it.”
    She thought about what he was saying. She wanted him and she wasn’t going to deny it. “I’m not—Miami is more than just my home. It’s the place that shaped me into the woman I am today and coming back here is stirring up all kinds of things in me I didn’t expect.”
    “Like what?” he asked.
    Justin was dangerous, she thought. He made her feelso comfortable and safe that she would tell him almost anything. “This dress for one thing. I bought this for you.”
    “I like it.”
    “That was my intention, but at home…in Manhattan I’d never wear this.”
    “Good,” he said, leading them back toward the hotel. “Be yourself with me, Selena. I want to see that woman you keep tucked away from the rest of the world. I don’t want to be like every other guy to you.”
    “There is no way you could be. My family told me you’re the devil.”
    He laughed. It was a strong masculine sound and it made her smile. “I haven’t been called the devil before.”
    “To your face,” she said.
    “Touché,” he said as they reached the hotel and stepped into the air-conditioned lobby.
    Chills spread down her arms and she shivered just a bit. “Are we okay now?” he asked.
    “I think so,” she said. “I will meet you—”
    “Get whatever you need. I want to take you to Luna Azul.”
    “Why?”
    “I want to show you my family,” he said.
    “After,” she said. “I need some time to myself before we go to dinner at my grandparents.”
    “Really? I was hoping you’d go with me. I don’t want to walk in there by myself.”
    “Since when does the devil show fear?” she asked.
    “I have no idea, since I’m not the devil,” he said.
    “What are you?” she asked.
    “Just a man who likes a pretty girl and doesn’t want to screw up again.”
    Selena watched him walk away, wondering if she’d underestimated him and if that would be at her own peril.
     
    Justin sat quietly in his car parked on the street in front of the Gonzalez home. Selena had withdrawn into herself and there had been no drawing her out. He had a