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turned his mind to his upcoming business deal of the afternoon. He refused to acknowledge to himself that he was more than looking forward to enjoying the delights that Dinah Luxford's body would offer him, and if he had been honest with himself he would have realised that he was entering dangerous territory where this one woman was concerned.

Chapter 4
    Dinah's sister, Angela, was only mildly surprised but very happy when she turned up on her doorstep. Soon she was surrounded by her two nieces, Mia and Katie, both pulling at her skirt, both wanting to be picked up at once. Dinah gave in first to one then the other, burying her face in their sweet smelling curls and breathing deeply their innocent child smell. Her sister and brother-in-law certainly did produce beautiful children she thought, smiling, as she negotiated the chatter of her excitable nieces while trying to continue a conversation with her sister.
    "It's so lovely to see you! Look girls! Aunty Dinah is staying with us tonight!" Angela said. The girls responded with rapturous excited squeals.
    "So who is he?" Angela murmured to Dinah. Her sister knew her too well.
    "What do you mean? Why do you expect there's a he?" Dinah retorted with a small flash of alarm. Was she that transparent?
    "Only a man could make you stay away from your beloved Ultimate Cafe for a night! He must be gorgeous!" Angela said. She did love a good romance and she had been trying forever to get Dinah to find a man. Dinah was sorry to disappoint her.
    "It's Jared Knight actually, and I'm having dinner to discuss my lease with him. He holds the lease on the whole block in Devon Bay's central shopping area. In fact he owns them."
    "Okay, sure, if you say so. Discussing a lease is it?" Angela said. She was not fooled and Dinah suddenly wondered what she was getting herself into.
    A man like Jared Knight, only probably THE most eligible bachelor in the city, asking her out? Was she mad? Surely she was not his type? He could have any woman he wanted, and she was sure he preferred more sophisticated and polished women, like the cool blonde secretary he had in his office, rather than someone unused to city ways and who barely dressed up or wore makeup!
    With horror she suddenly realised that she had absolutely nothing with her to wear to the theatre or dinner. As soon as that thought intruded into her consciousness she stopped worrying. Angela was exactly the same size as she and would lend her anything she needed. Dinah relaxed.
    "Actually he's asked me out to dinner and the theatre," Dinah informed Angela as Mia and Katie hung off her legs. Both wanted to be picked up at once and neither could wait. She looked down at a mass of golden curls and perfect skin over cherub cheeks.
    At once her sister knew what she needed and bustled Dinah upstairs. "Girls, Aunty Dinah is going to have to dress up as a princess tonight because she's going out with a prince!" said Angela. The girls squealed with delight and the next hour was spent amidst laughter and love finding the perfect ensemble for Dinah's date.
    Being surrounded by family soothed Dinah's nerves. After being thoroughly unsettled by her strong physical reaction to Jared Knight she needed the love of her family to bring her back down to reality. She hardly ever dated, having had only two boyfriends in her entire life, a fact she was conscious of and made her inexperienced. In Dinah's view it probably meant she would be a hopeless lover. To have a date with the most eligible bachelor in Auckland, even if it was because of business, meant Dinah would have been a complete bundle of nerves were it not for the calming presence of her sister and the love of her nieces.
    Dinah settled into being fussed over and pampered, enjoying the hugs and play from the two little girls. Even though she worked very hard and had little time for socialising, her family was vitally important to her and she made sure she visited them often. When she could not visit they