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the box open and gasped. Inside, there was a sleek, black silk dress and a pair of three-inch spiked heels. Every woman nearby came to fawn over the outfit, commenting on her boyfriend’s good taste. Viola found herself pushed into a changing room by Lisa.
    When she emerged wearing the slinky dress and the heels, she was in shock. Viola checked herself out in the full-length mirror in the lobby. She didn’t recognize herself.
    Her brown-red lips shone, matching the highlights in her hair. With the dress and shoes, she looked sexy, and for once her breasts didn’t look so bad.
    “You’re gorgeous. Now we just need that man of yours to arrive,” Lisa said as she packaged up the bottles of foundation, lipstick, shampoo, and assortment of other beauty products.
    “Consider me arrived.”
    For the second time that day, Viola’s mouth fell open in shock. Jerod was dressed in a white dress shirt, several buttons unbuttoned at the neck and the sleeve cuffs turned up.
    The white was a stark contrast to his olive skin and black hair. His genie pants were also gone, replaced with a pair of black dress pants. With his Mediterranean accent completing the package, he looked more exotic now than he did before.
     
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    “You changed,” she blurted out.
    “So have you. Stunning. Your reputation is well earned, Lisa. I thank you.”
    “Thank you.” She beamed. Lisa then leaned forward and whispered in Viola’s ear,
    “He’s a keeper.”
    Viola found herself nodding, until she realized what she was agreeing with. She wasn’t going to end up with Jerod. She wanted Bill. Besides, once Jerod granted her other two wishes, he’d be gone.
    “I’ll send your purchases up to your room. It looks like you’re heading out on the town,” Lisa said with a big grin.
    She gave Viola a little hug as Jerod paid the bill. Viola was still in shock as they walked out of the spa arm in arm. She didn’t know what to say.
    “Where did you get that money? I thought you couldn’t just make stuff appear out of thin air?” she whispered as they left.
    “I paid a visit to the casino after I was tipped for helping a charming couple with their bags. We now have sufficient funds to complete your transformation.” Viola had a brief image of taking Jerod to Vegas before she pushed that aside. She couldn’t help but stare at him in the mirror when they stepped into the elevator.
    “I thought you weren’t going to bother with the disguise?” He shrugged in his easy way. “Why make matters more complicated? Did I not choose the right clothing for this setting?”
    “Oh no, it’s perfect.”
    Too perfect.
    Despite her better judgment, she was finding herself attracted to Jerod. Holy crap, she’d only known him for a day. And he was a genie! Not much in the way of a relationship can be developed there.
    But maybe perfect for a fling.
    Her stomach took that time to growl in loud protest. With all of the excitement of the day, she’d forgotten to eat. Again. In fact she hadn’t had anything besides the three glasses of rum punch earlier this morning. Maybe that explained the light-headedness she 52
     
     
     
     
    was suddenly feeling.
    “I’m starving.”
    The elevator opened up at the lobby level and a crowd who were waiting to enter parted for them. She blushed when she realized they all stopped talking and stared at them as they walked through.
    “Why are they looking at us?” she whispered to him.
    Jerod bent down so his lips were just above her ear, “Because you’re beautiful.” Shock hit her and she felt her face grow hotter than before. Jerod chuckled and motioned toward the exit.
    “I’ve booked us dinner at one of the island restaurants. Shall we?”
    “You’re going to spoil me. I thought you were supposed to be showing me how to win Bill’s heart.”
    Jerod stopped as they cleared the front doors from the lobby. Viola had grown used to his intense stare, enjoyed it even. When he looked at her like that, she felt