to face Rebecca directly, holding his stare for longer than

the standard three-second threshold of unspoken interest.

Rebecca stared back at him and felt her heart leap, no

doubt caused by his X-ray vision that burrowed into her

heart and gave it an X-rated jolt of electricity. At least it felt

that way.

This is a rare thrill. As Alice had predicted, a strange

man had come all the way across the room to check her out.

She thanked the heavens that Quentin wasn't around to

spoil things.

Rebecca hadn't fully registered the situation yet, so she

stood there, quietly admiring him. His incredible body

already made the evening a success. Even if he walked away

right now, she'd have had enough of a thrill to provide hope

for an exciting future.

Rebecca smiled at the mystery man, her chest pounding

so hard that she worried he would hear it. She half expected

him to notice her overwrought state and begin to laugh. But

instead of making things worse, her smile seemed to

encourage him. He returned a smile that was practically

lustful, and his dark gray eyes sparkled. He was coming

closer to her, now only a few feet away. Rebecca began to

realize that this was not a fantasy.

But of course this was a fantasy-it had to be. What

were the chances that this jungle stud would choose her in a

room full of beautiful women? Her college boyfriends were

never much to look at, and even Quentin, who was quite

easy on the eye, couldn't compare. Rebecca still found it

surprising when handsome men noticed her.

Little Becky, ugly goose. Her sister had told her over and

over that no good-looking man would ever consider dating

an "ugly goose." And although she knew her sister was

wrong, the words still bubbled up occasionally. She wasn't

an ugly goose, but she wasn't a beautiful swan either.

Rebecca wished she had a smaller butt, bigger breasts, and

skinnier legs. She also wished her mouth wasn't so tiny. And

those freckles still made her feel like the little girl Lauren

had picked on. The list went on. But ultimately, she

accepted herself-she was what she was. Nobody's perfect.

I am attractive. She repeated her usual affirmation and

tried to clear her head of thoughts about her sister. Just

because no super-hot guy had ever targeted her before,

didn't mean it couldn't be happening now. Her body bathed

in the glow of Tarzan's smile. He had to be real-could a

delusion feel so good?

Oh my God. This guy is so built. Rebecca's heart

drummed in her chest, and she waited for him to look away




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