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sofa with her hand on her full belly, Lily thought about her options. “I had thought that I’d just walk around, but the snow is really coming down out there and it’s nice and toasty in here and I’m pretty full so…”
    â€œYou’re just going to hang here and nap, aren’t you?”
    She made a face at him. “Maybe,” she said defiantly.
    The phone in the room rang but Cam barely glanced up. “Can you get that, please?” Hopping up, Lily crossed the room. She noticed that Cam was doing his best not to smile.
    â€œHello? Yes, this is Lily Cavanaugh. Wait… What? Um… No, I wasn’t… Oh, uh… Are you sure?” She paused and glanced over at Cam, who seemed deeply engrossed in his notes. “Yes, thank you. I’ll see you then. Bye.” Hanging up the phone, Lily turned and saw that Cam was finally looking at her. “Cameron Greene, what have you done?”
    He placed a hand on his chest and did his best to look as if he had no idea what she was talking about. “Me? What? What did I do?”
    Lily strode across the room and collapsed on the sofa next to him with a bounce. “You booked me an afternoon at the spa!” she cried excitedly. “I can’t believe you did that!”
    â€œWhy? You said you wanted to do that, so I made sure that I scheduled it.”
    Her shoulders sank and she pouted slightly. “You don’t get it, do you?” Cam shook his head. “You didn’t have to do it. I was joking with you when I said it. Well, not exactly joking, but I would have taken care of it myself.” When he started to speak, she held up a hand to stop him. “It was very thoughtful of you, and it was a wonderful surprise. Thank you.” She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek—and had to remember not to linger, even though that was what she wanted to do most. “You are very sweet.”
    Just what every guy wants to hear , Cam thought to himself. Before he allowed himself to obsess on that statement, he stood and began gathering his papers. “I’m going to get changed and then head downstairs. I’ll meet you back here at five thirty.” He did his best to not look at her, but when he walked toward the closet to grab his suitcase and toiletries, he turned and saw that she was still sitting on the sofa and smiling at him.
    Words escaped him. Lily always managed to take his breath away. Others merely saw it as Cam being shy or socially awkward, but the truth was that most times when he was around Lily, he simply kept quiet to keep from ruining everything by blurting out how he felt about her.
    And the last thing that Cam wanted was to risk losing Lily.

Chapter 3
    Lily felt completely boneless when she arrived back at the room three hours later. She had been pampered from head to toe and felt as if she could sleep for a week. But duty called and she had to make sure that she did her best to wow Cam’s colleagues tonight.
    Going to her luggage, she pulled out her cocktail dress and was thankful it had traveled so well. She decided on a quick shower so that when Cam got back to the room, he’d be able to do whatever he needed without her being in the way.
    The hot water felt heavenly, and it was a real task to force herself out of the shower. Soon she had her hair done and her makeup applied, and all that was left was to get dressed. A quick glance at the clock showed that it was just five fifteen. The thought of sitting around for an hour in her dress was not the least bit appealing. She was racked by indecision, so when she heard Cam’s key in the door, she breathed a little sigh of relief.
    Cam wasn’t sure what he’d expected when he got back to the room, but Lily all dolled up and wearing nothing but a silky, pink robe that barely came to her knees was not it. Her long, blond hair was softly curled and covered her shoulders, and she had done something smoky with