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"You know we don't have much to spend," she retorted, flushing. "And this could be very useful
to me."
"All right, all rightтАФdon't go throwing that argument in my face. I'll see if I can find something
worth shootingтАФ" Robert backed out of the tiny cranny of the shop as Sherry turned her attention to the
keeper.
It wasn't as if he hadn't been getting plenty of pictures, she thought resentfully, as she
concentrated on bargaining the price of the huiple down to something she could afford. That was just
about all they'd been doing on this tripтАФshooting roll after roll of film, spending hours in the broiling sun
until the light was "just right"тАФit might be April, but April in Mexico was as hot as June in Dallas. This
was the first time Sherry had been able to track down anything in her area of interestтАФ
She felt an immediate surge of guilt, and tucked a wayward strand of ash-blond hair behind one
ear with nervous habit. That wasn't fairтАФthis was supposed to be a working vacation. And it was Robert's
assignment that was paying for it, not hers. She was just lucky that the magazine had been willing to pay
for two plane tickets, otherwise she wouldn't be here at all. And Robert would be the only one enjoying
the sights of Mexico CityтАФ
And the temptations.
Now it was her turn to fight down exasperation. Robert couldn't help himself; he just wasn't made
for monogamy. If he just wasn't so damned good-lookingтАФone of his models had likened him to a "young
Fernando Lamas."
And that little slut was rightтАФtoo damned right. He attracted women the way a rock star attracted
groupies.
He had all the smooth moves, too; women practically threw themselves into his arms. Especially
his models, once they figured out (and it didn't take long) that he wasn't gay.
 She stole a glance into the street, and saw that he was totally engrossed in setting up a shot of
another vendor's wares; pacing restlessly up and down, trying out camera angles, totally immune to the
curious glances of passers-by. Her heart lurched as it always did when she caught a glimpse of that craggy
profile, especially now that his sarcastic expression had been erased by the concentration he was
maintaining. And God, that bodyтАФeven after six years and a child, the sight of his muscles rippling as he
moved was still a turn-on!
She dragged her own attention hastily back to her bargaining, grateful for her fluency in Spanish.
To have a blond Americano begin a sharp bargaining session in their own tongue usually threw
shopkeepers off balance enough to give her a real advantage.
To this day, she still didn't quite know why Robert had married her. God knows he'd gotten
everything he wanted out of her without that.
Maybe he had been telling the truth when he proposed; maybe it was love. Half the time she was
sure it wasтАФhalf the time she wasn't sure of anything.
This trip had seemed like a godsend, a chance to prove to Robert that she was still just as
attractive as she had ever been. Bobby stayed with his grandparents; she'd made a conscientious effort to
leave behind every T-shirt and pair of blue jeans she owned; to slough, if only for two weeks, her holdover
hippie image. It was supposed to be the honeymoon they'd never been able to afford.
And this was Robert's big chance, tooтАФthe chance to get his work seen by everyone who meant
anything in the Dallas fashion scene. Granted, he was just out here on spec for Travel WorldтАФcheap
airfares and cheaper offseason hotel rates had made their benefactors seem more generous than they really
were. But Travel World's execs had an experiment they wanted to makeтАФtheir hopefully innovative
notion was to take destinations thought to be "over exploited"тАФlike Mexico CityтАФand make them look
interesting again. Mexico City was chosen as the test case because it was near Travel World Magazine's
Dallas headquarters, it was inexpensive, and it was probably the last destination any experienced traveler
would choose. If this test issue generated interestтАФand income for the advertisersтАФthe project would go
into full production.
And RobertтАФif his work passed musterтАФhad a chance of becoming a staff photographerтАФa