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wanted to feel sexy in his presence and the lingerie did wonders for her morale. Gabriella had even gone so far as to send her a few catalogs when Cami had called to ask her advice after she’d kissed Duke in the elevator.
    â€œI hope I left Thumper in Atlanta.”
    â€œI hope so, too,” he said, sincerity in his tone.
    The event must come together perfectly. She’d been involved for the last three years, and it was her chance to take the helm—her chance to shine.The opportunity to own this event was her chance to finally step out of the shadows.
    â€œWhat time is your meeting?” he asked.
    â€œIn ten minutes.”
    Cami stood and Duke put his hand under her elbow to lead her across the lobby. “Don’t worry, Duke. No one knows event planning the way I do.” Her voice sounded husky to her own ears.
    He leaned closer to her and his breath brushed her cheek when he spoke. “Sweetheart, you’re a research librarian.”
    His eyes sparkled with an emotion she couldn’t define and she struggled to match him here. To concentrate on the conversation when all she wanted to do was to luxuriate in him. “I’ve done lots of research.”
    â€œNot enough,” he said, lowering his head. He kissed her, the touch of his mouth softer than the first pearly rays of dawn on the sky.
    â€œLet’s be partners on this. Combine our strengths,” he said, stepping back.
    She lurched away from him and the sensuality still glowing in his eyes. “Agreed, we’re partners.”
    His words sounded right to her. Cami realized she’d love for them to be real “partners” in life not just in the business world. Each complex layer Duke revealed to her lured her to venture deeper. As she followed him back across the lobby to their meeting, she knew she was in danger of losing her heart, but it didn’t seem to matter.
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    The plane was dark and quiet on the evening flight back to Atlanta. The resort had met and exceeded Duke’s expectations. He acknowledged to himself Cami was first-rate when it came to planning and putting together this kind of event. He wondered why she’d chosen a career that had kept her behind the scenes. Remembering her presentations, he could well imagine.
    Cami seemed subdued as she worked quietly on some notes on her computer. She typed furiously with the energy she always exhibited, but clearly she was winding down. He felt as if he were coming close to something with this woman he’d never achieved in past relationships and it scared him on an elemental level. Even Rebecca hadn’t affected him this way.
    Admitting to fear didn’t bother him—never had. Because he believed chiefly in honesty and had seen enough of life to know that everyone had at least one inner hidden fear. In his case it sometimes seemed as if his entire life revolved around his fears—loving and losing. As if he’d let the things he feared the most shape him into the man he’d become.
    â€œDavis Creig seems like an efficient man. I’m glad he was assigned to our event,” Cami said, her voice sleepy. She made a few final notes on her laptop and exited the program she’d been working in.
    â€œYeah, he’ll do,” Duke said, leaning back against the seat, trying to find a comfortable position.
    He didn’t like the way Creig, the convention services manager, had looked at Cami. As if he sensed that beneath those baggy colorful dresses lay a woman of exquisite dimensions. He didn’t want any other man to see the hidden Cami he’d come to know. She was his personal buried treasure. The possessiveness of his thought shook him. Where had it come from?
    â€œHow did your meeting with security go? The food and beverage manager was disappointed we’d decided to use an outside caterer. I felt bad delivering that piece of news.”
    He’d bet she did. Cami was softhearted and sweet and