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Saturday night . . . Lacey was so excited she could barely contain herself as she watched the crème de la crème of New York show up at Early’s Gallery. “Darling, take a breath. You’re going to bounce right out of your shoes,” her mother joked. Her father and Will chucked. Lacey had called Will as soon as Desmond had left the house. She had screamed into the phone with excitement and begged Will to be her escort for the night. Will had laughed and happily agreed. Then he told her how proud and happy he was for her. He wore a black suit with a white shirt and a blue and silver stripped tie. When her father had arrived home, Lacey had jumped in his lap in the study like she was a little girl again and told him the incredible news. He had laughed and said, “Of course, I’ll be there, sweetheart.” When her mother had come home hours later, Lacey had burst into her bedroom while she wa
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Lacey gasped with shock as the limo took off. She had put her hand on the seat to keep herself from toppling over. “Sit down, Lacey, before –” Too late. The driver took a sharp left, sending Lacey right into her kidnapper’s arms. Blake grunted as he caught her. “Get off me you, you . . .! she shouted as she scrambled away from him. “You fell on me,” he said calmly. “That’s your fault!” she sneered nastily as she scrambled to the seat across from him. “You shouldn’t be here. I’m supposed to be meeting with –” she stopped short as her brain engaged. Her mouth dropped open. “You . . . set this up. You set me up.” “What choice did you leave me?” he asked like he did this all the time. “What choice – tell Richard Petty to stop the car. I want to get out!” “No,” he answered simply. He wore a dark gray suit with a light gray silk tie. No need to tell anyone anyt
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Two years ago . . . Benjamin Dandridge was so ill now that his old bedroom at the Dandridge estate had to be completely made over, containing a hospital bed, monitors, IV, a breathing machine, and other medical equipment and supplies. Everything that could be done had been done, but to no avail. He was going to die. His only request was to die at home – where he grew up. So, his mother, Phillipa, had made all the arrangements so when he had been released from the hospital everything was ready for him. Ben was sick of the pain, the medications, having to defecate on a bed pan and being sponged bathed and wiped like a child. Damn it, he wasn’t a child he was a man. And he was sick of it all. His past jet dark hair was now all white. His dick was so limp that Viagra didn’t do any good. What was once muscle was now flabby skin and God knows what else.My life is shit! Ben would do away with himself if he had the strength. No reason to linger
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To say Lacey was shocked would have been an understatement. First of all, if the nurse had no idea Blake had pulled the plug and his grandmother remained quiet about what had really happened, then how did the rumor of Blake killing his father get started? Second, Blake hadn’t murdered his ill father for the company. He had wanted his father to return to work so he could be at Alden with him.And third, Lacey was appalled that Blake’s father put him in that position. In his selfish request and goading, he put a burden on Blake that he had to carry for the rest of his life. “You do believe me, don’t you?” Blake asked hesitantly. “Yes,” she whispered. “I just . . . can’t believe your father put you in that position.” Blake looked down at his now empty champagne glass. “He did what he had to do – in his mind. Not only had I figured out later he . . . goaded me into stopping his ventilator I also figured out that he would have don
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Two days later . . . Lacey was in her studio at home slowly working on the portrait of Blake. She had started the project in hopes of working him out of her system through art but it didn’t seem like it was working. It just made her think of him more. There was a part of her that just wanted to be over it and him. But after seeing him two days ago at his penthouse, the other part of her yearned for him more than what she had during the last part of the summer. She exhaled heavily. She had to admit a man had never gone through the trouble to be with her the way Blake has. Granted, she hadn’t appreciated being abducted from her first showing at Early’s but it was one heck of a move. When she had confided in her mother about why she had disappeared for so long from the art showing, she had scoffed with disgust. “Goodness. What kind of a man does something like that?” A man in love, Lacey’s thought with wonder.
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Tonight was the night – or rather late afternoon. Blake picked Lacey up at the estate at one p.m. in a limo.She wore a white skirt that came to her knees and a light green silk blouse. “I have to say I thought you would be picking me up during the early evening for our date. I figured you wanted to have a lunch date considering the time,” Lacey said as the limo exceled onto the interstate.“Well, this date will be a bit unorthodox. Hopefully, you’ll be pleased by the surprise,” Blake said.Lacey licked her lips. “Where are you taking me?”“In due time.”Since he was being so secretive, she knew it wouldn’t be the typical boring lunch at a country club at least. Perhaps they were going to do an activity like riding. They did that in Maine. Or perhaps they were going to go hiking or go to a museum.Blake and Lacey enjoyed some light chit chat. He asked what she had been up to during the week. Then he had told her about his day at Alden.Lacey was grateful he didn’t get too detailed abo
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Blake finally revealed their whereabouts when they landed. Bora Bora. Lacey was definitely surprised. She had never been to Bora Bora. From what she understood, it was one of the most romantic locations in the world – along with her beloved Paris, of course. Blake had rented them a two bedroom luxury beachfront villa at the Four Seasons Resort. The living room and dining room was an open floor plan. The villa had a terrace with a private pool and outdoor kitchen and shower. The living space was large, filled with ivory furnishings with colorful throw pillows. The walls were light-colored wood. The roof appeared to be made out of straw, but surely wasn’t. There were other villas around them, but they were far apart enough to give the inhabitants sufficient privacy. In New York it was after midnight but in the French Polynesia it was after 7 p.m. Luckily, Lacey had caught a nap on the jet. Apparently, Blake had done the same. He had gone to the jet be
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True to his word, Blake took Lacey out to play tennis the next morning. Last night he had been exhausted so he turned in early - by Bora Bora time. He had been jetlagged. Plus he didn’t want to pounce on Lacey like a horny school boy with a crush. Blake wanted her to feel comfortable and have fun. The rules of tennis had come back to him, but being a good player hadn’t. He was in good shape but it was obvious he had to work on his cardio – above water. The had played three sets and Lacey had won them all. Lacey had finally suggested they sit down for a minute to his relief. An attendant approached the table. “Would you like something to drink?” “Water with lemon,” Lacey said evenly. She wore a cute short white skirt with a white tank top showing off her gorgeous legs and figure. But Blake was too exhausted to enjoy the view. Scotch. Despite how badly he wanted that he didn’t think it would be wise for him to drink
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