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No, she didn ’t know anything about him. Except he was a Taurus and his first pet’s name was Rocky. She wondered what Rocky was. A kitten? A dog? Hamster, perhaps? Maybe even a fish, but the material point was she would never find out.
    Yep, he was a mystery and a complete unknown to her. Except for a few facts like how his eyes slowly roamed over her and didn ’t see an accountant who worked in a gray office. Except maybe how those dark eyes turned from fiery passion to tenderness. Except perhaps the exquisite way he touched her and made her feel like she was someone he had been waiting for his whole life. That was all. Not much to go on in the cold light of morning.
    Having convinced herself it could not possibly be mystery-man Mitchell tapping on the door, Jackie risked a glance through the peephole. Her bride-to-be friend, Shelly, stood on the other side with a drink carrier and four large cups of coffee.
    Jackie opened the door.
    “ Good morning,” Shelly whispered as she slipped in with the coffees. “I just wanted to run by and see if you all are having a good time. I feel awful about abandoning you during my own bachelorette party, but I just couldn’t help it.”
    “ It’s okay,” said Jackie. “Believe me, we’re all having fun anyway.” She gestured toward the sleeping bodies of her two roommates and grinned. “Too much fun. I’m glad you stopped by, but go on…take Denny his coffee and enjoy your early honeymoon. You deserve it. See you on the plane tomorrow.”
    Shelly slipped back out of the door after leaving three coffees for her friends. Jackie took her coffee and curled up in the chair by the window. She brushed aside the curtain and looked out at the sparkling blue morning water. What a view. It looked like it was going to be a hot Saturday on the island. She had made some vague sightseeing plans for the day with Leah and Teri in addition to planning some serious sunbathing and lounging around.
    She took a long slow drink of the hot coffee. She should have waited a few minutes so she wouldn’t burn her tongue, but it was too late now. Waiting a minute and thinking first last night might have kept her from getting burned, too, but she hadn’t even tried to resist. What made her feel so reckless all of a sudden?
    Since her miserable breakup with her boss a year ago, she had erected a stone monument to foolishness around her heart. It was handy for keeping out intruders and reminding her how stupid she could be. Sleeping with the boss? Irresponsible. Thinking she was in love with him despite the warnings of coworkers? Stupid. Getting dumped for a newer and cuter employee? Agonizing.
    Even moving to Chicago and getting a new job hadn’t made her forget. Duh. She was never going to be that brainless again.
    Why had last night been different, then? Man, would her friends be surprised when she told them. If she told them. She knew she would. They ’d guess something was up as soon as they looked at her. Six months of close friendship in a small office left little room for secrets.
    Jackie heard the bathroom door in the other half of the suite close and then the sound of running water gurgling through the pipes. Leah came through the bedroom door and headed straight for one of the coffee cups on the little table.
    “Coffee fairy stopped by,” Jackie commented.
    “ Shelly?”
    “ Yep. She feels bad about leaving us on our own. Wanted to know if we were having fun.” Jackie couldn’t help grinning at Leah.
    “ Are we?” Leah asked. She took a few cautious sips of coffee. “I think there’s a good chance my liver will regret this weekend.”
    Jackie nodded thoughtfully. “I think there’s a chance there might be room for some regret. Key West seems to make you…well, it’s not the eleventh floor accounting office, that’s for sure.”
    Jackie turned on her laptop and sipped her coffee.
    “You’re not working,” said Leah. It was a statement, not a question.
    “ No. Just checking