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be spotted in the crowd. Travis reached for the phone in his jacket pocket and casually checked for the emerald in his shirt pocket. It was still there. He didn’t care if Aaron thought it brought good luck. He couldn’t wait to get rid of it.
    As he dialed, Travis heard loud bells and whistles. Someone had hit the jackpot nearby. Someone whooped with sheer joy. It sounded a lot like Christine. Travis slowly turned and saw her jumping up and down.
    “I won!” she shouted as he stared wordlessly at the flashing lights on the slot machine. “I finally won!”
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    “I WON !” C HRISTINE couldn’t stop smiling as she crammed the cash into her small purse. “I won. I won. I won.”
    “I’m as stunned as you are,” Travis said as he pressed his hand against her back and guided her out of the casino.
    “I can’t believe I won.” She was excited. Relieved. She’d completed a challenge and was ready to accept the reward. “I have no idea what to do with this money.”
    “This is Vegas,” he reminded her. They stood on the sidewalk and inhaled the desert air. “Where do you want to go? You can get almost anything. Clothes. Jewelry. Or do you want to gamble some more?”
    “No, none of that interests me.” It was only a few hundred dollars, but she knew she wasn’t going to put it away for a rainy day. She wanted to use it on something fun with Travis. “It doesn’t matter. I won!”
    More important, she could cross entry number forty-three—win money—off her list. A satisfied sigh staggered from her throat. She was almost light-headed with relief. Tomorrow she could return home knowing she had accomplished what she had set out to do.
    The sun was beginning to set and the golden lights reflected on the buildings. Her weekend was almost up, but she wasn’t ready to go home. Not when she could add Travis to her dream list.
    She imagined the entry on her list. One hundred and one: Travis. Not a one-night stand. Not a fling. Simply Travis. She didn’t care how she got him as long as he wound up in her bed.
    But she didn’t have that much time. How was she going to do it? The idea made her jittery and nervous. He thought she was a sophisticated and mysterious woman. She wasn’t that experienced. Her last boyfriend had dumped her because she wasn’t exciting enough for him.
    “It’s your choice, Christine,” Travis said. “What do you want to do?”
    She took a deep breath. She wasn’t going to talk herself out of this. She always did that and then regretted it.
    But this time she needed to make the first move. That was completely out of her comfort zone. She never grabbed what she wanted. She always waited for permission. For her turn.
    Forget that. This was her chance. It was time for her to take a risk. If she didn’t do this, she would regret missing the opportunity.
    “Travis?” she said, her voice sounding high to her ears. He must have heard it, too. Travis went still and cast a quick glance at her.
    She wasn’t sure what to say. Maybe this was one of those times when words weren’t necessary. Her chest rose and fell with each uneven breath as she took a step forward. Travis watched her intently, but he remained silent.
    Christine slid her hands over his chest. He was warm and muscular. She frowned when her hand bumped against something solid in his shirt pocket. His fingers suddenly wrapped around her wrists. For a moment she couldn’t tell if he was going to reject her advances.
    This wasn’t going as well as she had hoped. She had expected him to meet her halfway. Sweep her up into his arms and kiss her. But did a worldly, mysterious woman allow the man to take charge? She doubted it. If she wanted Travis, she would have to act like her alter ego.
    Christine’s heart was pounding ferociously as she leaned forward and kissed him. She meant for it to be bold and powerful, but the moment her lips touched his, she softened against him. Her mouth clung to him as she felt his