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suite, Lily went right to the windows to check out the view. “Cam, this is amazing! Between the lights and the buildings and the crowds and the snow…” She stopped and took a breath. “I just can’t believe that we’re here.” She turned to see him standing on the other side of the room, simply looking at her, and wondered at the expression on his face.
    â€œDo you want to go downstairs and eat or order room service or walk outside and see what we can find?” Lily asked as she collapsed on the living room sofa and motioned him to sit beside her.
    â€œI want to go over my notes once more before two, so if it’s all right with you, I’d rather just order lunch up here.”
    â€œThat’s fine,” she said and kicked off her shoes. She scooted closer to him on the couch and placed her head on his shoulder. Looking up into his dark-blue eyes, Lily beamed. “I promise to keep quiet so you can study.”
    Since she was so close, Cam took off his glasses and closed his eyes before resting his head against hers. “You don’t need to keep quiet on my account. And if you want to go exploring, please don’t let me stop you.”
    They were both silent for a long while before Lily finally spoke. “Um, Cam?”
    â€œMmm…”
    â€œI think that if we’re going to eat and you’re going to study, we need to get up from the sofa.” She hated even suggesting it because they didn’t just sit quietly and enjoy being near each other often enough. They’d sat and watched more than their share of movies together at either his place or hers, but just sitting in the silence was something new and Lily found that she liked it.
    â€œAre you sure?” Cam asked lightly. “Maybe if we both think really hard, lunch will appear at the door.”
    â€œThat is the dream,” Lily said with a quiet chuckle as she reluctantly moved away from the warmth of his body and stretched. “I’ll get the menu and order while you go through your notes. How does that sound?”
    * * *
    Lily had everything set up on the coffee table and was watching Cam expectantly when he finally looked up from the paper he had been reading. “What?”
    â€œIn case you hadn’t noticed,” she said, motioning to the coffee table, “lunch is served.”
    When he put his papers aside, he looked at his standard turkey club and her bacon cheeseburger with fries. One dark brow arched at her as he looked from her entrée to her.
    â€œNo lectures, remember?”
    Cam nodded and reached for his sandwich. “That only applied to food vendors on the street. I made no such promise concerning anyplace else that we dine.” He was teasing her, and she knew it. They ate their meals while they talked about what was on the schedule for Cam’s first meeting in the afternoon.
    Though she always listened and tried not to let her eyes glaze over, Lily was glad for the distraction of food. She knew the appropriate places to nod and had gleaned enough information over the years to make elementary comments on his work, something that Cam seemed to appreciate.
    â€œSo are you ready for your presentation?” she asked as she dipped the last of her fries in ketchup.
    â€œI believe so. I always feel like I need to prepare more, but once I’m up there, I don’t really use the notes.”
    â€œThat’s because you know this stuff like the back of your hand. You’re going to be great.” She gave him an encouraging smile. “What time will you be back to get ready for dinner?”
    Cam looked at his watch. “We should be done by five, so I’ll be back here by five fifteen to five thirty and then we’ll get ready. We’ll need to head out around six fifteen.” He finished the last of his sandwich and turned back to Lily. “What are you going to do with yourself this afternoon?”
    Reclining on the