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Author: Robyn Carr

She laughed at hiuets home"

And then to his surprise, Scott Grant said, "Okay Later, then"

Probably shouldn’t have done that, Spencer thought He already knew he found the girl intriguing and attractive and co more time with her just didn’t le father, recently ed, vulnerable But then he put his hand on the sainst hiuely aware of soood to be true, can’t take my eyes off of you He swayed with her, their feet barely ainst his shoulder, her hair under his chin

She lifted her chin and sht?" she asked

He just nodded and pulled her a little bit closer

He tried tosince he’d had his arms around the warm, soft flesh of a woman--that’s probably all it was He’d held his wife in her last months, weeks, days, hoursbut that wasn’t the same as this This worance was just knocking hirance?" he asked her in a whisper "What do you wash your hair with?"

She looked up at hi hishis senses wasended and the next began He felt her pull back slightly, but he just gathered her up closer And she cauely aware of the sounds of packing up Coolers opened and closed, trash was gathered, there was talking and laughing, bottles clinked He lifted his head, opened his eyes and they were the only couple dancing

And then, too soon, the music stopped

"Thanks," he said "That was nice"

"It was I’ hoht over to Carrie, who gave her a brief hug and shook her head It looked as if they were just about done with everything they had to do tonight Once the food and trash was gathered and stowed, everything else would wait untilwith Scott and picked up her flip-flops He stood there at the edge of the party area holding her shoes, waiting It seeone; Cooper and Sarah stood on the deck with his parents, saying good-night Mac and Gina were halfway across the beach The band was packing up their equip desire to wait them all out, to wait until it was only hihts

She was beside hi for her flip-flops She slipped the toward theI ad

"I think the little kids would’ve liked it, but I’ht chasing the, I can’t re and looked down at her "Devon You and the doctor?"

"Huh?"

"Are you with the doctor? Are you seeing hiosh, no!" She laughed again "I’ his babysitter so I can work for him, that’s all He’s been wonderful about that--but of course I do pay Gabriella But seeing hi anyone!"

"You can’t?"

"I’le mother! I have a lot of responsibility! I can’t--"

He stopped walking He slipped his arm around her waist, pulled her up off her feet and planted a kiss on her, cutting her off midsentence He moved over her mouth and decided immediately that the taste and texture were perfect But her ar limp at her sides He lifted his lips froet involved with anyone, either"

"You have a very strange way of de that, Mr Lawson"

"Kiss me back," he said "Come on, can’t you see I can’t help it?"

"Seriously?"

"You’re beautiful You s!"

"We’ll be friends," he said "Very good friends While we figure out if we should date I haven’t been on a date in years"

She laughed at hio of her, let her drop to her feet "No, I’m horribly sober So you don’t want to kiss?"

"I think it would be a bad idea I only kiss boyfriends and I haven’t had one of those inforever"