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Francis’s brow furrowed. “Is there a problem?”
Uh-oh. His sneer had shifted to a scowl. Now, I’d offended him. I stared at the photo of the suite that had private butler service and twenty-four-hour room service, plus its own private beach. “I was going to backpack. Something likethisisn’t in my budget.” I showed him the suite and shook my head.
I had some spending money, but if I worked ten hours a day at my crappy job every day for the rest of my life, there was no way I’d be able to afford even a single night at a place like this.
Francis waved a dismissive hand. “Henryk is not worried about the cost. He’s promised a vacation for your trouble.” He looked up and smiled but it was one of those that said he was trying to be patient and it wasn’t going well.
It didn’t matter to me what Henryk had promised, I couldn’t let him pay for a place like this one. “I don’t need anything nearly so extravagant.”
“How long are you staying?” I might actually have no say in the matter.
“I planned for two weeks.”
His smile was softer now and if I lived to be a hundred and some genius woman came out with a guidebook for maneuvering around them, I was never going to understand men. “Well, let’s book you two weeks’ accommodations, and if you need to extend your time, we can do that.”
“I really...” I shook my head. This was opulent and extravagant and what did it say about me if I let Henryk pay for a place like this. I probably wouldn’t be comfortable in a place like that. Not only that, but I wouldn’t look the part. Wouldn’t fit it. “I should...”
“Miss Wright, you’re doing Lichtenstein a considerable kindness and Henryk would like to repay your courtesy.” He cocked an eyebrow and I sighed. When I didn’t answer, his stern expression softened. “All right, then. Spain is the first stop. And where would you like to go next? France? England? The Maldives?”
I shrugged. “I’ve never traveled outside of the United States before. I don’t want to waste time backtracking.” I chewed my lips. Hated to ask, but I only had a couple weeks, so I wanted to get the most out of the experience as I could. “Could you suggest an itinerary?”
Francis tilted his head and smiled. “Of course.”
I sat back and let the expert guide me. After all, this whole experience had started off like something straight out of a dream, so I was going to roll with it and go where this wild ride led me.
