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He didn’t look at her "I don’t think it’s a good idea"

"Why not?"

"Considering what happened the first time, it seems unnecessarily risky"

"I see," she murmured, disappointed

"Summer, listen," he said impatiently "You’re beautiful and very sweet, but I’ for an excuse, Ja better than that" This was the second tie difference, and it et I asked," she said heatedly "It was a stupid idea"

"That’s exactly what I said" He turned the ignition switch, and the engine fired to life

"You’re probably going to tellGo ahead and lie, but we both know that’s exactly what it is--a lie"

Ja of the sort"

"Then you’re afraid"

Su wheel

"I prefer to think of myself as cautious"

"Naturally," she mumbled

What surprised Summer was how much his rejection hurt No doubt James viewed her as immature and naive Pushy, as well She was probably the first woht a kiss

Shame burned in her cheeks The sooner they were back at the hotel and she could escape, the better

The engine revved, but they weren’t going anywhere In fact, Jaht as well know," heoff the car "I’ve had one hell of a tisaid that, he drew her into his ar and deep He broke it off abruptly

"There," he whispered "Satisfied now?"

"No," she whispered back, and directed his mouth back to hers

This time the kiss was slow and sweet Her mouth nibbled his, and she was coood it was

"Su to have to stop"

"Why?" she asked, and her tongue outlined his lips

Jaroaned, and she experienced an intense sense of power

"I don’t have a lot of control when it comes to you," he admitted

"I don’t ain, deeply, and when the kiss ended, she was clinging to Ja between the uneven After he’d regained some control, he locked his arest time all he did was hold her

It felt like heaven to be in James’s arms Summer felt cherished, protected…loved

"I was afraid of so like what?"

He groaned "Think about it, would you?"

"I a about it I don’t understand the problem I like it when you kiss me and touch me I assumed you liked it, too"

"I do," he said "That’s the problem"

"If you say you’re too old for me, I won’t be held responsible for ht," he said, brushing the hair away from her face "I’m not too old for you in years, but in attitude"

"Well, that’s easy enough to change We’ll start first thing in the "

"Start what?" he asked, clearly confused

She kissed hi her lips play over his "You’ll see"

Three

Ja Suruntled look when she saw hi her head, she walked around hiht have left part of his shirttail out

"Where did you say ere going?" she asked