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through it, he stopped her with a hand on her shoulder, startling her.
    “Don’t worry. It won’t be all work and no play. Hawaii is too beautiful to spend indoors in a conference room all day.”
    Mia’s eyes widened. She was completely disconcerted by his hand on her shoulder, but she said nonchalantly, “I’ve heard it’s gorgeous there.”
    “Yes, it’s very beautiful,” he said thoughtfully, as he held her gaze.
    Mia couldn’t help staring back at him. It was as if they had an invisible connection, and there seemed to be an electrical charge between them. She felt like she was drowning in his gaze. Eric Greyson affected her on a level that no other man had ever achieved in her life.
    Finally he grinned, took his hand away from her shoulder and nudged the door open.
    As she walked out of the makeshift office, she forced herself not to look back at him, but she could feel his eyes on her back all the way down the hallway.
    The next two days passed in a blur as Mia was caught in a haze of excitement over her upcoming trip. The prospect of spending the next six weeks with Eric sent her mind whirling and her heart pumping. She constantly had to remind herself that she was his assistant and that she had to be professional and business-like in her attitude; not infatuated.
    When it came time to choosing swimwear, Mia was undecided about whether to bring bikinis or one-piece bathing suits. She shook her head at her dithering. What did it matter anyway? It wasn’t as if she would go swimming with Eric. In the end, she decided to bring bikinis, but she couldn’t suppress her daydreams of swimming with him while his hands roamed her body.
    By early Thursday morning, Mia was ready for her trip. She had tried to pack lightly, but ended up filling two large suitcases, mostly because her mother had insisted she take plenty of clothes. In a phone conversation they’d had the day before, her mother had been upset when Mia had told her that she planned on bringing mostly shorts and T-shirts, along with business attire.
    “If you’re going to Hawaii,” said Victoria, “I insist you get some clothes from the new summer shipment.”
    “No, Mom, those are your best labels. You need them on the store rack, not on me,” protested Mia.
    “Mia Serena Connelly, you will not be wearing just shorts and T-shirts after hours. I insist you bring some cute summer dresses. You can’t go gallivanting around a tropical island with your boss, looking like a beach bum.”
    “Mom, I won’t be gallivanting with my boss,” Mia said in exasperation.
    In the end, Mia had capitulated, and had taken a few pretty summer dresses from her mother’s store. Mandy dropped her off at the airport and helped her remove the luggage from the car.
    “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do,” Mandy teased mischievously. “Knowing you, though, you’ll probably just go ahead and do whatever you want anyway.”
    “Ha! I’m not that impulsive,” Mia protested as she pulled the handles out of her luggage.
    “I beg to differ. I don’t know how many times I said ‘I told you so’ when we were kids.”
    Mia rolled her eyes. “Well, we’re not kids anymore, and you, dear cousin, even encouraged me to take this trip.”
    “Only because your drop-dead gorgeous boss is going with you. Who wouldn’t?”
    “He’ll be the reason I’ll get into trouble,” Mia said, smiling impishly. “Don’t worry. I’ll call you before I do anything completely outrageous.”
    “Sure you will,” replied Mandy with a laugh.
    Mia gave her cousin a hug, and as she did so, she heard Mandy let out a low whistle. Mia looked behind her and felt her blood surge.
    Eric was standing a few feet away, watching them intently. He wore black slacks that hugged his muscular legs, and a black leather jacket that emphasized his inherent sexiness. The terminal was crowded with travelers, but Mia didn’t see anything or anyone else. Her focus was solely on Eric.
    Mandy elbowed her