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keys and started filling out information for the exclusive resort. “Besides, I won’t be able to get any sleep with this hanging over my head.”
    Twenty-plus hours on the road with Marnie? His agenda shifted to accommodate the prospect.
    â€œFine, but you need to give an assumed name for check-in purposes, just in case the embezzler is someone who works on-site. We can pick up a wig or something on the way up.”
    She nodded, lips pursed in a tight line.
    â€œPlus, I want to take my SUV and we can spot each other in the driver’s seat so we can go straight through the night and into the day tomorrow.” Before she couldprotest, he added, “I’ve got four-wheel drive and it looks like we’ll need it where we’re going.”
    â€œFair enough.” She frowned as she paused her typing. “You can fill me in on how you think it’s going to be any safer for me there than here since—assuming you’re correct about where the embezzlement originated—we’ll be walking right into enemy terrain.”
    â€œEasy.” He dug his keys out of his pocket. “You’ll be in disguise and hidden away in the room as much as possible. More importantly, you’ll be with me.”
    She bit her lip but kept right on with the data entry thing, flipping to a new screen.
    â€œAnd don’t forget,” he reminded her as he headed for the door. “We’ll need to stick together both for appearance’s sake and for safety purposes, so—only one room.”
    At last, her typing fingers slowed. Stopped. He hadn’t expected to get that one past her.
    â€œIs your client springing for the expense of this trip?” she asked, her eyes narrowing shrewdly.
    â€œYes. But while I’m sure he could afford two rooms—”
    â€œThat’s not necessary.” She went back to the keyboard, a golden brown lock of her hair sliding off her shoulder to frame her cheek. “I’ll get one room, but it’s going to be the biggest damn suite in the place. Vincent Galway and Premiere Properties owe me that much.”
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    I T WASN’T EXACTLY the kind of fantasy escape she tried to sell to her upscale clientele.
    Even reclining in the leather passenger seat of Jake’sfull-size SUV, Marnie didn’t think a twenty-five-hour car ride counted as decadent and indulgent. But at least—twelve hours into it—they were making excellent headway. Jake had shaved off some serious time overnight by tearing through Georgia and the Carolinas like a bat out of hell. Easy to do when traffic was so light. No one wanted to head north in the winter, except for a few die-hard skiers.
    â€œYou don’t think you could sleep if you leaned back the rest of the way?” Jake peered over at her from the driver’s side, his shades hiding his eyes now that the morning sun was well over the horizon.
    He’d turned out to be a decent travel companion. He’d stocked up on bottled water prior to the trip and kept her cup holder stocked. Periodically, he pointed out rest areas and asked if she wanted to stop. Best of all, he’d given her control of the radio stations. Considering he had spied on her and played her for a fool by pretending he was a cute contractor instead of a dangerously deceptive P.I., Jake was turning out to be an okay guy.
    She would have felt more comfortable around him, however, if she wasn’t still highly attracted.
    â€œI can’t sleep when I’m wound up,” she told him finally. “Doesn’t matter if I’ve got the world’s best accommodations and total silence. If I’m upset, nothing short of an animal tranquilizer would help me close my eyes.”
    â€œThat explains a few late-night dart-throwing sessions.” He changed lanes to avoid a semitruck trying to merge into traffic.
    All around them, the lush greenery had faded, leavingthem in a brown and gray barren part of the