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thought you wanted a divorce.”
    “I do.” He secured the lily behind her ear, his knucklescaressing her neck for a second too long to be accidental. “But first, I want the honeymoon we never had.”
    She gasped in surprise, followed by anger…then suspicion. “You’re just trying to shock me.”
    “How do you know I’m not serious?” His blue eyes burned with unmistakable, unsettling—irresistible?—desire.
    She’d barely survived their last encounter with her heart intact. No way in hell was she dipping her toes into those fiery waters again. “You can’t really believe I’ll just crawl into bed with you.”
    “Why not?” He angled closer to her, so close she would only have to lean just a little to rest her cheek against his amazing hair. “It isn’t like we haven’t already slept together.”
    Not that they’d slept much. “That night was a mistake.” One with heartbreaking consequences. “A mistake I do not intend to repeat, so get back on your side of the car.”
    “Fine then.” He eased away, leather creaking at his every lazy, slow movement. “Whether or not we have sex will be your call.”
    “Thank you.” She laced her fingers together on her lap to keep from hauling him over again. Why hadn’t she eaten more cake?
    “Just give me two weeks.”
    “What the hell?” The words slipped out of her mouth, startling her as much as it appeared she’d surprised him. “I can’t deal with you right now.” There. She’d actually been honest with him about how she felt. “My sister needs me.”
    And then she had to muck it up with a half truth to hide how much he tempted her.
    “Doesn’t she have a wedding planner or something?”
    “Not everyone has unlimited funds.”
    “Your father doesn’t send support?”
    “That’s none of your business, and regardless, it wouldn’t have been Audrey’s anyhow.”
    “Ah, but if you had a king’s ransom tucked away, I am certain you would have shared it with sister dear. Am I wrong?”
    His words stung and she hated how that hinted at his power over her. “I’m not a pushover.”
    Although Jonah was right, damn him, that if she did have money, she would have written her sister a big fat check to cover wedding expenses.
    Regardless, she didn’t want Enrique Medina’s money. Her mother had insisted she didn’t want it either, but she’d married another man for what appeared to be financial security. What a confusing tangle.
    She knew one thing for sure. “I’m not a minor. I make my own way in the world. Besides, he’s not a part of my life and I am not for sale.”
    She wouldn’t allow herself to be dependent on any man. Even months after the fact, it scared her to her teeth to think of how close she’d come to mirroring her mother’s past—alone, unloved.
    And pregnant.

Four
    J onah told the driver to wait, then pivoted toward Eloisa as she raced toward her town house. Hopefully he would be sending the driver on his way soon, because quite frankly, he didn’t trust Eloisa not to bolt the second he left.
    Not that it was any great hardship to be with her. God, he could watch her walk all night long, the gentle sway of her hips and the swish of her ponytail illuminated by the street lamp.
    He didn’t expect to get any further than talking tonight. He needed to take his time with her now in a way he hadn’t back in Spain.
    Problem was? He could only afford to take these next two weeks off, then he needed to get back to work on his next restoration project. Working on architectural designs around the world fed his wanderer’s spirit.
    Next stop? Peru in two weeks.
    And if he hadn’t finished business with Eloisa by then? Could he just walk away?
    He refused to consider failure. They would go to bed together again. And they would exorcise the mess from last year.
    Hands stuffed in his pockets, he followed Eloisa along the walkway. Waves rolled and roared in the distance, the shore three streets away. She lived in a stucco town