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"Youher eyes as if that ht wake her up too much, but evidently he’d awakened her, or she had not quite drifted off Probably felt the change in the temperature of the room as he stood next to the bed Most likely sht salt air on his skin "’Night," she added softly, confir that the one-sided conversation was over

He stood staring at her, not wanting to leave Wanting to see what she looked like, how she felt underneath the covers "Are you certain?" he asked "These beds look pretty good about now"

She still didn’t open her eyes, but she s downstairs now that I’ve got the bed nice and warood wolf, and I’ll see you in thebikini?" he asked, not taking a step fro to envision all that tanned skin perfectly naked

This ti as if to say that surely he knew she wouldn’t be wearing anything "Most of us sleep in nothing"

"Aye, but I don’t care whatback a laugh

"Good night, Duncan," she said disru about how hard she was on hi way, and headed back down the stairs

Shelley chuckled as he stomped down the stairs She loved his sense of huood Saht in a bed built , she s, and even a pot of coffee brewing

"H her arrocery shopping without her? Not that she was upset about the circu breakfast because after playing in the surf and having had no dinner, she was starving--but she still wanted to go to the grocery store

She grabbed her shortie floral satin robe off a chair, the only robe she’d brought, figuring it would just be her here and no problem She slipped it on and belted it, then hurried down the stairs If she weren’t so hungry, she would have gotten dressed first But she didn’t want the food to get cold so she wasn’t wasting any ti him

Dressed only in a pair of black briefs, Duncan wore a shadow of a beard but still looked as sexy as the devil as he folded an omelet with melted cheese and haood?"

She looked fro about how he looked--da only the pair of black briefs--with his perfectly ood," she s appeal Or would you likeis fine" She thought again about his clothes He had the ones he’d worn the night before when he went in search of Silver off some more? She could handle it

She studied the way he orking on the omelet, really impressed No man she’d ever known cooked "You can cook"

"If you have a chance to speak with Ian, don’t ever let hiot the impression he was serious "My brothers and I stick to the principle that unless it’s frozen pizza, we can’tas he believes that, we’re happy"

"Or he uessed

"For him and his new mate when Cook or our cousin Heather is unavailable, aye"

She laughed "Your secret is safe with me"

He looked down at her and smiled appreciatively "First one’s for you I’ll ht away"

"Thank you" She took the plate to the kitchen table "You went to the grocery store withoutso soundly that I figured you’d have quite an appetite when you woke, so I picked up a few iteain"

"I’d like that"