Off the Clock

Nina

Live a little, they said. Relax.

From the moment I start this vacation, enjoying my time off seems impossible when everything flops. My luggage goes missing, my purse is stolen, and my reservation is not at all what I expected. Stranded and refusing to stay at a nudist resort full of interesting, retired folks, I have no choice but to leave, and run right into a sexy man who seems so wonderfully normal-and willing to drive me into town.

When he drops me off after helping me find a new hotel, I'm more than surprised when he returns, seeking nothing but my company. Breaking from my need to control every detail of my life-a joke on this bizarre trip-I accept his suggestion to share a room. His only condition: we keep it simple. One week, one bed, but no personal details. A fling. What happens in Cancun, stays in Cancun.

Simon

It's been years since I've met someone who doesn't recognize me as the celebrity I've become. So how can I resist the temptation to share my break from filming with this real and down-to-earth woman who has no clue about my status? She's different, a welcome breath of fresh air dragging me out of the rut I've been in, and I'm not ready to let her slip away.

Her vacation is already off to a lousy start with rain, vermin, and sleazy men. It's my pleasure to turn her trip around, but as we make the most of a holiday gone wrong, I err in thinking we could ever manage something with no strings attached. When she discovers my omission, learning of the fame I hid from her...it looks like one week in Mexico is all I'll ever have with her.