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cool cash that a sensible woman can’t say no to.”
    “I can’t
believe you want me to become a professional escort,” Bea said tightly.
    Lisa
raised her shoulders in a shrug, her eyes twinkling. “Okay, let’s keep to baby
steps. Let’s just stick to trying to get you through this Wallace brothers episode. So will you do it?”
    “No,”
Bea said firmly. “I don’t care if they chose me specially. That favor I did for
you? Well, that was a one-time event. I’m not going through that again.”
    Lisa
sighed deeply. “Why do you keep thinking I’m asking this because of me ? Bea, I want you to do this for you . Somehow, you’ve got this chance to
really get to start living ; acting your age. You’re
barely twenty five but you insist on living like
some…schoolmarm spinster! You shy away from involvements, and you don’t even
like to date. I’m not trying to mother you or anything but girl, I think this
is another great opportunity for you to actually start experiencing life, and
not just existing.”
    Bea let
out a ragged breath. “You don’t understand,” she said through gritted teeth. “I
told you; this is not me at all .
Sure, the first time might have gone well, but you have no idea what I went
through.”
    That
was true, at least, Bea added wryly to herself. Lisa may never get to know how
Bea’s first night as an “escort” had gone – and how she hadn’t even been
able to keep her composure – and chastity – where the two brothers
were concerned!
    A frown
crossed Lisa’s forehead. “What do you mean? Did they mistreat you in any way? I
thought you said they were perfect gentlemen.”
    Bea shoved
her hands through her dark hair. “Oh sure, they were. But I won’t lie , Lisa…I’ve never met guys like them before. They’re a
bit…overwhelming. Especially since there’s two of them. They’re just a lot
for an everyday girl like me to handle.” She had a rueful smile on her face as
she added, “And I understand that you think it’s time I grabbed life in my
hands – but one night with the Wallace billionaire brothers was more than
enough for me.”
    In more
ways than you can ever imagine, thought Bea with a tiny blush stealing up her
neck that she hoped Lisa wouldn’t notice.
    But
Lisa was too busy feeling disappointed. “Well, okay. I guess I’ll have to
respect your opinion. I’ll never push you into something you weren’t really
comfortable with. I mean, just because I think it’s a fantastic opportunity and
these appear to be a couple of really great guys…”
    Lisa
sighed heavily, her smile self-deprecating. “I have to stop trying to mold you
into what I think you should be. But
you’re cool just the way you are, Bea. I wouldn’t change anything about you.
You’re shy, yet serene nature, your sweet personality. There’s no cause for me
to wish you could suddenly push yourself out of your comfort zone, or test your
own limits. That’s not for me to call. So…just do you, honey. I totally respect
that about you; the way you stand your ground for what you believe in. So you
know what? I’m calling the agency and telling them you’re not interested. The
Wallace brothers will have to forgo the pleasure of your company this time.”

 
 
    Chapter Three
    Bea was
standing there in her sexy high-heeled pumps and designer frock, her hair done
up in a fashionably messy top knot . And
her heart in her mouth.
    Okay,
so she’d let herself get talked into this – again .
    Just as
Lisa had been about to make the call to the agency to tell them Bea was not
interested in making the appointment with the Wallace brothers, Bea had stopped
her.
    “Wait,”
Bea had said, when Lisa picked up the phone. Bea had wanted to kick herself for
this, and she was rolling her eyes at herself for being so easy to maneuver –
not that she thought Lisa’s speech had been a deliberate tactic to stir Bea’s
conscience – but…she had heard
the sincerity in Lisa’s words and Bea had