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Steph interrupted her thoughts. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, I was just... What you said about Josh, it just reminded me how I got here, is all. I suppose you secretly think I’m a coward for running away and hiding here.”

“You want to know what I really think?”

Viewing Steph’s dry expression, she wasn’t sure that she did want to.

“Oh, I’ll tell you anyway. I think you dodged a bullet when that man left you. But I also think you need to put yourself into his shoes, and think about how much courage it took him to end the engagement. It would have been much easier to carry on behind your back. Most people, I think, would have done that instead, but he at least faced up to the affair and set you free before things could get any worse.”

Amanda rejected the idea, totally and utterly. Brave? Steph was calling Darren brave for cheating, then jilting her?

“Wow, I can see it’s too soon for that,” Steph said. “Forgive me. But I do have to admit the whole thing makes me uneasy. What if we decide to sign papers, then you up and change your mind a couple weeks later? You’re not exactly yourself these days, are you?”

“No, I’m not, but...” The rest tore its way out of her throat like barbed wire. “You don’t know what it did to me. I was always so sure of him, so sure of my job and what I wanted and everything, and then he decides I’m not good enough or desirable enough. It just... Why wasn’t I good enough, you know? What did she give him that I didn’t?”

“Who knows? Who cares? Well, okay. I’ll care if you can look me in the eye and tell me you loved him so much you were absolutely certain you wanted to spend the rest of your life married to that man.”

She could do a lot of things, but not that. Truth was, she’d had her doubts. Didn’t everybody?

Steph let out one of her trademark sniffs of laughter. “You’re a mess, but you know what? I think this place would be good for you, if you can keep it in perspective, and I’m pretty sure you’re smart enough to pull that off. If you’re sure this is what you want, we can start small, a month at a time. That way, neither one of us is obligated for too terribly long. Sound like a deal?”

Amanda would have signed, even without the shortened time-frame. Yes, she had qualms and worries and fears, but she’d liked everything she’d done so far, and still wanted to experience things so few people got to experience. Maybe she didn’t know how to handle it all yet, but she wanted to learn, wanted to be the instrument of fantasy for their guests.

“I’ll sign.”

Steph smiled, then nodded once. “Good. I’m glad. Welcome to Fantasy Heights.”

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