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beneath his piercing grey eyes. She’d almost forgotten how stirring his
looks were. His dark brown hair, his square-cut face. He was quite the hottie
now, though she knew he probably wasn’t aware of his own charm. Back then he
was broody Brent, who hardly liked to socialize and wasn’t so into girls
– even though they were wildly into him. The only girl he’d ever really
had eyes for, Diane recalled – was her .
    But
she’d broken his heart, hadn’t she?
    *
    It was
so long ago. She’d been so young, the belle of the small town. Brent had
“crushed” on her since high school, but they’d only ever really been just
friends. She’d been more focused on winning the attentions of Nathan Hill,
whose father was the immensely rich Royce Hill.
    Diane
knew of all people what a shallow nineteen year old she was, and how she’d been
drawn by Nathan’s gorgeous blond looks and rich background. Nathan had finally
asked her to be his girlfriend, and for a few months she was over the moon. And
then they had a big fight – Diane had gotten jealous over his interest in
a certain newcomer to the town named Pamela or something.
    Nathan
had called the whole thing off, and Diane had been so furious, she’d fallen
straight into Brent’s arms. He was three years older, and smitten with her.
He’d never guessed her new interest in him was due to the fact that she just
wanted to make Nathan jealous. Once Nathan found out about her and Brent, Diane
was so sure he’d come crawling back…
    What
Diane had never bargained for, was getting to feel passion within Brent’s
embrace. In the few weeks she’d been with him, she had shared kisses and
caresses that had stirred her more than any Nathan had ever given her. She’d
been confused and surprised. She wanted to be Nathan’s but was attracted to
Brent. It put her in a quandary when Nathan did come begging to get her back.
    Diane
had hated to hurt Brent, but she’d had to do it. She broke up with him and went
back to Nathan.
    *
    She’d
been so sure she was doing Brent a favor by walking away. In her heart, she
told herself they were too different.
    She
wanted to see the world outside Hollows, their little town. She loved high
society, longed to experience the kind of exposure that only Nathan, who
travelled around the world, could provide. Brent was a loner, preferring the
company of only his family and a few close friends. He had loved her though,
Diane knew. In his own way, his feelings had been real. But they hadn’t mattered,
not to her.
    She
finally left Hollows as Nathan’s fiancé, and they got enrolled to the same
university. But in six months, the fairytale was over and Nathan moved on to
some oil magnate’s heiress.
    Since
then Diane had grown, matured, and learned. She finished college, and found a
job working as an assistant in a prestigious publishing house. Before long, she
started to write her own books. Once she got the first title published, there
was no going back. Her work became an instant hit in its genre and she soon won
fame.
    Not
that her face graced the covers of magazines or anything, but many people knew
the name and work of Diane Wilson. She made good money, moved up in the world.
She had come into her own.
    The
only thing was…since earlier that year things seemed to take a downturn. Diane
was way behind schedule on her latest manuscript and her agent was chomping at
the bit. Weeks and weeks went by and Diane realized she wasn’t going to get the
book finished, not in the frame of mind she was in.
    She was
burned out, scraping rock bottom. Her love life was a shambles thanks to a few
miscalculated sojourns into the wrong involvements. Yep, she never was a great
judge of men, or relationships.   Always picking the ones most likely to not work out.
    Her
friends were great, trying to cheer her up, planning little trips and parties
to jolt her back into the things she loved. But Diane had to start wondering:
did she really love those things? The