16. Inside the Artist's Studio

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As planned, time has come to go to Key West to investigate a little more about The Russian and the stolen artworks that have all been replaced by a fake with the same forgery mark, including Taylor's. The thief might be on a streak, or whoever hired him.

The plan is to drive to the Keys today, Friday morning, and come back Monday night. A long weekend by the beach under the blazing Caribbean summer sun awaits.

Darren, who was in charge of making the arrangements, got them a beautiful room at a romantic B&B that is conveniently located next to The Russian's mansion. This way, Dylan can "accidentally" bump into him, or anyone he knows, and subtly request an invitation to the party of the year.

Just to be on the safe side and get the balls rolling, Dylan told his brother and his friend Chris that he's taking his cutie curator to the Keys for a steamy long weekend. Yue wasn't very keen on the steamy part when she read the chat, and she sure didn't like all the comments Chris made about her and what Dylan should do to her... She kindly reminded Dylan that she can access his phone, and he mentioned in reply that he should get a private number, which Yue did not appreciate since it goes against the terms of his deal.

Last night, the couple slept at Dylan's but in separate rooms, of course. They went there to swap the Prius with one of Dylan's cars, one that would fit into their storyline. Dylan also wanted to pack some of his fancier beach outfits -he cannot wear just anything knowing who will be around. As for Yue's apparel, he already took her shopping for the hundredth time, although Yue insisted that she already had enough clothes. Now she is thinking of expanding her closet. Should a woman let a man pamper her this much?

Yue is amazed by the fact that a person needs four vehicles to survive. She didn't even have a car in Washington. Yes, in Florida it is basically impossible to survive without one since there are no sidewalks in many streets, there is no subway, everything is faraway, and the heat of the tropical sun makes it unbearable to walk long distances. Still, four cars is three too many!

However, Dylan deems each one of his cars serves a purpose: the Ferrari is to attend parties, the Mercedes SUV is comfortable for long excursions that require more space, a BMW convertible for multiple occasions, and a Tesla for the city. Too bad he has to ride Yue's Prius most of the time. It's not that she's a bad driver, but she gets so distracted sometimes that he wishes the car had breaks on the copilot side too.

For today's road trip, Dylan has chosen the BMW.

In the morning, Yue wakes up in the guestroom at Dylan's penthouse, surrounded by heavenly luxury bedding and a dim ambience provided by the electrical shades -with a simple click of a button, darkness befell

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In the morning, Yue wakes up in the guestroom at Dylan's penthouse, surrounded by heavenly luxury bedding and a dim ambience provided by the electrical shades -with a simple click of a button, darkness befell. Ah! Could life get any better than this?

She opens her eyes and the whole place smells and feels like Dylan -expensive, manly, and captivating with a touch of woodsy- which makes it hard to forget where she is and who she is with: the handsome, friendly, seductive criminal that has been occupying her days and whom she has been dreaming of at night... And some of those dreams she cannot share with anyone! She scolds herself internally each time she remembers those super indecent images.

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