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about this?”
    She paused for a moment, fiddling with her seat belt. After a deep breath she stated, “I have never been more serious about anything in my life.”
    â€œOkay, Cicely. You have got yourself a deal. I promise you, I won’t rest until you have experienced an island fling that will blow your mind and take you to another world.”
    She didn’t need to know at that moment that he’d decided that he was going to be the one to take her there and deliver the fling. All she needed to know right then was that she had a helper.
    â€œGreat, then…ah…I mean…I know you’re visiting your family and all, and I don’t want to intrude on their time.” She tried crossing her sexy legs, but the space in the small sports car didn’t allow for much movement. It did allow him to get a good glimpse of her long, shapely limbs and to imagine all the ways they could wrap around him.
    She licked her lips in a nervous gesture, and he felt a tightening in his gut.
    â€œSo if you can’t escort me to the spots, just point me in the right direction. Once I find my fling-man, then I won’t need to bother you anymore.”
    â€œOh, I’m sure I can spend time with the family and help you find what you’re looking for, as well.” Intrigued, Chase leaned over. “In fact, I think finding the proper man for you to have this little tryst with is going to be super easy. I think I might have someone in mind.”
    â€œReally? Well…that’s…wonderful.”
    â€œI know. I think he’s just what you’re looking for. Just what you need.”
    â€œJust so long as we’re clear that I’m looking for a no-promises, no-commitment-required, no-questions-asked fling. I just want to let my hair down and have fun for once in my life. You know?”
    â€œYes, I know. And like I said, I’d even be willing to escort you to the island hot spots and clubs.”
    â€œCool. I can’t wait.”
    â€œNeither can I. Neither can I.”
    The vacation had taken on a very interesting slant and a promising turn indeed. Chase pulled back onto the road with a big smile on his face.

Chapter 5
    C icely stood out on the balcony of her hotel room and inhaled. The sweet island air was intoxicating. From her balcony she could see the white sand beach and miles and miles of the brightest, most serene turquoise waters she’d ever seen.
    When she’d visited Dahinda a few years back as a port of call on a cruise, she had only had a few hours to explore the island. She and her grandmother had taken a bus excursion that gave them a tour of just about the entire small island, from the lush inner island to the miles and miles of beaches.
    The people were so friendly and the food, much like the food on the other Caribbean islands she hadtraveled to, was absolutely to die for. She’d known then that she would one day come back and stay for a longer period of time. She just didn’t know that one of Dahinda’s native sons, her archrival, would insinuate his way into her trip.
    She exhaled and inhaled again. Chase Yearwood.
    She smiled almost ruefully and wrapped her arms around herself. She still remembered the first argument she’d ever had with him, when she was a sophomore in college and full of wide-eyed idealism. She wasn’t normally prone to outbursts or arguments, so her intense reactions to Chase always kept her just a little bit off-kilter.
    Hearing the knock on her door, she left the balcony to go and answer it. She couldn’t contain the grin that crossed her face when she saw Chase there.
    He’d said he’d give her a driving tour of the inner island and take her to his mother’s rum shack that evening. She doubted that she would find her potential fling partner in the rum shack, but she didn’t want to be rude. And she also didn’t want to rule out the chance that her fling could be waiting to be