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turned around so her back was
towards him.
    “ May I ask why?”
    “ Because you’re a liar. A
bold...faced...liar. Every time you open your mouth, you spew out
lies.”
    “ That’s not
true.”
    “ It is true! How dare you invade my
private life, pretending to be someone else, making up stories
about your dead wife. Must’ve been real entertaining to read the
things I wrote about Melvin, huh?”
    “ Nothing about someone dying
is comical.”
    “ You’re missing the point. I
told you personal things about my life, but you don’t care about me
or anything I had to endure. All you wanted was to go out with
me...the same way you came into my boutique to buy necklaces only
so you could get a date with me.”
    Ignoring her, he said, “Listen...the group
will be having breakfast in an hour, then we’re all going boating.
Why don’t you try to make it? You just may have a good time if you
get that chip off of your shoulder.”
    “ I doubt that very
seriously.”
    Dante sighed. Had he ever had to deal with a
more stubborn woman than Emily? Still, he couldn’t deny the
feelings he had for her. The first time he laid eyes on her, he’d
wanted her and nothing had changed. Even after her resistance, he
still wanted her, and when he wanted something, he got it. Point.
Blank. Period.
     
     

Chapter 15
     
     
    “ Today is the perfect day
for this,” Dante said, sitting comfortably in the
rowboat.
    Emily was sitting across from him, facing
him, just the way he wanted, only she couldn’t stand being this
close to the man who had deceived her. She held the oar in her hand
and didn’t even consider stroking the water with it.
    The other couples who’d wanted to rowboat
today, about fifteen of them, were already further along than Dante
and Emily.
    Dante used his oar, sweeping it along the
surface of the water, helping the boat to move along with his
strength alone. He watched Emily sit there and pout, her arms
crossed. He laughed internally, then said, “Emily, this is supposed
to be a couples building activity.”
    The sound of his voice irritated her. “Well,
we’re not a couple, so I don’t know why I need to participate.”
    “ Why are you so
uptight?”
    “ I’m not.”
    “ You are, and I think you
will feel a lot better if you at least gave it a shot. Look
around,” he said gesturing with his palms up. “Look at this
beautiful water on this beautiful day. I’m usually stuck in an
office all day and you’re busy working in your store. How often do
you get a chance to sit in a boat and listen to trickles of water?
Relax, take in the fresh air and enjoy this. Come on. Draw in a
deep breath and release it slowly.”
    He demonstrated his breathing technique
while Emily felt her body become tense, increasing her anger.
    “ How can you do this?” she
finally snapped. “How can you be so calm about all of this after
you basically tricked me into doing this mess?”
    “ That’s partially your
fault.”
    “ My fault?”
    “ Yes. I would not
have tricked you
into doing anything if you would’ve just went out on a date with
me. I asked you out several times, and you shot me
down.”
    “ So you create a fake
profile and stalk me?”
    His chuckled echoed off the water. “I didn’t
stalk you. I only created the profile so I could get to know
you.”
    “ And you’re still
lying...”
    “ I’m being honest, Emily. I
wanted to get to know you and, unfortunately, that was the only
avenue I had to do that.”
    “ Okay, then answer
this...how did you even know I had a profile on
Grieving Hearts Connect?”
    “ Easy. It’s my
company.”
    Emily felt faint for a
moment. “Grieving Hearts Connect is your company?”
    “ Yes. I own GHC along with
several other internet companies. Oh, and for the record, Armand is
my middle name.” He smiled then winked at her.
    Emily took a breath. Dante had been planning
this all along. But if he thought she was flattered, he had another
thought coming. “Well I had my