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awfully generous of you."
    "I'm a generous guy."
    Julie stood there staring at Dylan, still in disbelief that he was there. And he was looking directly into her eyes. The sound of the door closing forced her gaze away from his. Dottie had left them in the room alone and Julie hadn't even realized it. This man in front of her had her so distracted, that everything around her seemed to fade into the background when he was in her presence.
    "You all right?"
    His voice captured her attention again. And just like every other time he spoke to her, it made her body feel things she didn't want to think about. It annoyed her.
    "I'm fine," she snapped. "Why wouldn't I be?"
    She turned away from him and began gathering her things.
    "By the way you were dancing, it didn't seem like you were fine."
    She faced him again, narrowing her eyes. "If I recall the first time we met, you said you didn't dance."
    "Just because I don't dance doesn't mean I'm not observant. Any man with half a brain could tell there was something bothering you."
    She rolled her eyes and picked up her bag. "Dylan is it?"
    When he simply nodded, she slung her bag over her shoulder. "Look, I get that you were friends with my brother ages ago and 'Lita thinks you hung the moon or something. But you don't know anything about me. So please, save the pyschobabble for someone else."
    Then she brushed past him, slamming the door open, spitting out angry words in Spanish as she stormed out of the classroom.
     
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    "What do you think of these plates?"
    "What?"
    Dylan looked up at his sister who was glaring at him with her hand on her hip.
    Somehow, she'd talked him into going with her to set up her registry for her wedding. They'd already been in the store for over an hour.
    "Great," he mumbled and took the handheld scanner and absently waved it over the barcode.
    "Dylan!" Diana huffed. "You didn't even look at the damn thing."
    "Di," he groaned. "We've been here almost two hours. Why isn't your husband-to-be here doing this with you?"
    "Because he said I could get whatever I wanted on the registry," Diana said with a huge grin on her face. "He said he trusts my judgement."
    "Then why am I here?"
    "Because I trust your judgement," she said.
    When he looked at her with a raised eyebrow, she lifted her hands in defense. "And you live in walking distance of The Village. Who can beat that?"
    The Village at Merrick Park was an upscale outdoor shopping mall in Coral Gables.
    Diana hooked her arm through his. "Besides, this is the first time, besides a dinner here and there, that we've been able to spend together since you moved back."
    "And you want to spend that time torturing me?"
    "It hasn't been that bad," Diana insisted.
    Dylan barked out a laugh, which caused Diana to elbow him in his side.
    "Okay, would it please you if we took a break for lunch?"
    "Immensely."
    Soon they were sitting down at an outdoor table with huge slices of pizza and soda in front of them.
    "So, what's had you distracted this whole time?" Diana asked before she took a bite of her pizza.
    "What makes you think I've been distracted?"
    Diana rolled her eyes. "Umm, because I know you better than anyone. I am your older sister."
    "By twelve minutes."
    "Still means I'm older," she argued. "Anyway, you're a million miles away. And I know it's not because you don't want to be here spending time with your amazing twin sister. Something is on your mind."
    He sat there quiet for several moments before Diana added, "Or someone."
    His reaction was so minimal that any other person wouldn't have caught it, but Diana did.
    "Ah ha! Who is she?" his sister demanded.
    Dylan sighed and took a sip of his soda before he answered. "I finally met Brent's sister."
    "The one who used to live in Georgia when we were growing up?"
    "Yep..." he said, before taking a bite of his pizza.
    "She must be something else to have you all twisted up."
    Dylan looked up at Diana. "What the hell