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behind the door, he couldn’t give a shit about the showers.  He hoped she’d been telling the truth, and there were just toiletries in that big satchel, and if that were the case, what would Rylie be wearing when she came back out?  It boggled his mind.  Darius wondered if she might be in the mood for a foot massage, those heels had to kill her feet.  Then maybe he could talk her into an all over massage.
    Whoa boy.  He needed to proceed with a little more finesse.  She was not putting out the right signals for an all-out seduction.  He needed to take his time.  But it was damn hard to think about taking his time when she had been on his mind for damn near six months.  Had she thought about him?  Shit, he needed to quit mooning over Rylie Jones.
    He scouted around the room and realized he had missed the champagne, strawberries, bread, and cheeses.  Their hosts sure as hell didn’t spare any expense.  He popped a strawberry in his mouth and was delighted to go out onto the small balcony and get some fresh air.  Brandon wore too much cologne.
    It was beautiful here in the northwest.  He’d always heard it rained too much.  But looking out over the water and seeing all of the sparkling lights of the city, he could definitely see the attraction.  He heard the door to the bathroom quietly open, and turned around to see Rylie wrapped in in one of the hotel guest robes.  She looked so tiny and cute with her hair flowing around her, and her face devoid of make-up.  Okay, she totally made him hot.  He came back into the room.
    “Door open or closed?”
    “Closed, please.  I’m a little chilly.”
    “I have some ideas on how to warm you up.”  He waggled his eyebrows.  She giggled.
    “Don’t even.  I know how sexy I don’t look.  Now, if I were wearing the Sylvia outfit, or my cut-off jeans and a tank top, I would get the appeal.”
    “Hmmm,” Darius turned to the platter of food.  “Do you want a strawberry?”
    “I thought you were going to have a steam.”
    “It’ll wait.”
    “Don’t you want to get comfortable?  I thought you didn’t like to be in the ‘monkey suit,'” she said using air quotes.  The sleeves of the robe flopped over her hands causing her to blow out a puff of air in frustration.
    “Allow me.”  He got up close, and rolled up the sleeves, looking deep into her blue eyes.  She stared back, there was hesitation, a little trepidation, but he saw the curiosity.  He fucking loved seeing the curiosity. 
    His mind fired rapidly.  It was what he did, how he had always been and his training honed the skill.  He could tell her that the intimacy of a kiss would help to make them seem more at ease and legitimate to Albert and Brandon, but he discarded the idea as soon as it formed.  No, he wanted this kiss for all the right reasons.  He wanted this kiss because he was a man who desired a woman.  Scratch that, he was Darius, and he desired Riley, he had obsessed about her for months, and he fucking wanted his kiss!
    His big hand easily cupped the entire side of her head, and he thumbed back some wisps of white blonde hair from her temple, taking note of her rapidly beating pulse.
    “I’m going to kiss you.”
    “I know.”
    “I’ve wanted to kiss you for a very long time.”
    “Dammit, this is so crazy.  How can I have met you just one time, and you have been on my mind.  It makes no sense.”
    “Same for me.  Only it does make sense.  I saw a courageous woman, who could handle Drake Avery, who was at one point this tough as fuck Sylvia, and then she was this vulnerable gift in front of me now.”
    “I’m nobody’s gift.  You’re crazy.”
    “I want my kiss, are you saying you haven’t wanted to kiss me?  That you haven’t thought about me?”
    “Like I said, I don’t know why, but you’ve stuck in my mind, and I want this too.”  Her tongue darted out and licked her lips.  He shuddered.  God, she was killing him, he dipped his head and