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"You are not a knight" She stu hirunt "But you kind of are You have a good heart, Chase Gamble"

Wow She had blown past ‘just tipsy’ "Okay I think I ht have to carry you"

She huffed "I can walk, thank you very ht you weren’t tired"

"I’ued

He stared at her

"You’re such a bore" Maddie staggered ahead and then stopped, tilting her head back on her long, graceful neck When her hair was loose, it hung clear to her hips when she did that "Thein his pants And he was pretty sure that made him the worst kind of bastard But he couldn’t help it Chase was still a man and, off limits or not, Maddie was…she was just Maddie

Looking over her shoulder, she smiled "I’ to have babies, and I’ll get to be an aunt I can take them to the Smithsonian, teach the to turn those kids that don’t exist yet into nerds"

She held up her finger, placing it an inch froe to lick it "Nerds are cool You are not"

Chase laughed as he took her hand, gently pulling her down the pathway "What kind of stuff will you teach them?"

"Oh, you know, stuff…like the Civil War and how important it is to take care of our battlefields, preserve history…and I’ll get them to volunteer"

"Will you?" They were almost to the door Just a few more steps

She pulled her hand free and pushed hiood at my job"

"I have no doubt" And he didn’t Granted, he’d never told Maddie he was proud of all she’d accoe she’d always been on the dean’s list

Maybe he should’ve

Confused by that, he followed her to the door Once inside, she e of the bed and sat down heavily

He turned on a small lamp with a fuchsia shade in the corner and then flipped the switch off on the wall Less light was probably a good thing

"So how are we going to do this?" She glanced at the bed and then at hi a real sleepover?"

Chase hardened painfully at the thought of just being in bed beside her "I’ll be taking the couch"

She stared at hi to distance hihtweight lounge pants and a shirt "I’ll get changed in the bathroo to have to explain this to her? By her wide eyes, that would be a yes "Get changed while I’ht have drunk one…or four…too lasses of wine, but I’m not drunk or stupid"

Chase was on the fence about the first Sending her one last lance, he went into the bathrooed That hen he noticed her little bag of personal items open on the sink

Toothpaste, hairbrush, a few items ofhis fingers over the handle of the brush A weird, totally inappropriate ie of her stuff spread across the sink in his condo filled his head An ache sprung in his chest, tight and fa It was a nice fantasy, but it was only a fantasy

When enough time had passed, he went back into the main roo at the bear rug on the floor

He sighed "Maddie, what are you doing?"

"That rug is really creepy, don’t you think?"

Moving to the center of the roo I’d put in ht on my foot while I sleep Totally ruin aze dropped to her dainty feet He wouldn’t ed for bed"

Standing up, she picked at the edge of her dress When he’d seen her earlier, he had thought that shade of the blue had been the perfect color on her

Maddie sighed "I sleep naked, so I didn’t bring any night clothes Didn’t think it would be a problees of her glistening skin, flushed and s under the sheets, filled his head His body had been strung taut as a bow all night, but now his cock was throbbing He hungered for her on a pris he’d do to her…

And that hy he wouldn’t do anything Not to Maddie She was too good

Turning away from her, he frantically searched for a resolution "I have soh for you to wear" He started toward his luggage, the swollenit hard to concentrate on anything other than what it wanted, which was to spread those pretty thighs and plunge deep inside her, over and over again Not gonna happen, boy, so just settle down He grabbed a dark shirt and turned

Maddie stood behind hi a little tipsy?" Chase shook out the shirt "Hold your ar them into the air "I’m sorry about all of this" Her voice ot stuck for a ed it down "You h

"Hate what?" He yanked the shirt down, and thank God, it was just as long as the dress Sneaking his arms under the shirt, he fumbled for the zipper in the back The sides of his arms brushed the swell of her breasts, and he stepped closer without realizing it