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Once it closed behind him, Grant smiled at Isabelle, a slow, lazy smile "I happen to like your underwear"

She lifted an eyebrow at him "And hoould you know? You’ve never seen ot a tiny peek last night Purple, I believe"

A little shiver raced over her arms as she reht "Lavender"

His eyes slid over her face and stopped at her mouth "My mistake Guess I was a little distracted"

He wasn’t the only one She’d spentabout it wasn’t helping She swore she could still feel the heat of his pal her back, the soft sweep of his breath over her spine A few touches froh to spoil a woine what it would be like to actually make love with him And it would be love, at least for her Isabelle didn’t doubt that for anot to fall for hih to sleep with him

Grant would be an easy man to love, and it scared her to death She’d already fallen for two h to share her dreae boyfriend simply hadn’t wanted children, but Phil had been the one who’d really broken her heart He wanted kids but refused to take in someone else’s "unwanted problems"

He said it as easily, as if she hadn’t been one of those unwanted probleo, taking her dreaotten over it and moved on Men left That’s just what they did She knew that now and accepted it

Grant would do the same She couldn’t let his kindness toward Dale fool her It was one thing to include a kid in your plans for the evening, but totally another to include them for life

She’d be sh sood plan at theacross the table frory eyes

"You’re a bad, bad ht?"

"And here I was, all proud of how good I was being by not trying to seduce you" He slid the tip of his finger over the back of her hand, tracing each of the bones that led to her wrist

"If you’re not trying now, I think I’d combust if you do"

His s at her ive it a try and see?"

"I don’t think so I’ve got about three minutes before I have to leave for work"

"Three minutes is plenty of time"

"To do what?"

He stood and walked around the table until he was behind her She should have stopped him, but she couldn’t She was too excited to see what he’d do

He lifted her hair away from her neck and leaned down until she could feel his breath just behind her left ear "I’d only need two of thoselunch"

She wasn’t sure he even needed two Part of her illing to skip work and let him show her what he could do with a whole day, just not the part that was in charge

"Arrogant man"

"Only if it’s not true Otherwise, it’s just confidence Knowing lided beneath her ear, then down her neck until he reached the sensitive skin where her shoulder started

Isabelle tried and failed to stifle a shiver

Grant’s teeth grazed her skin, and she let out a faintyou," he whispered

With hi fair"

"Who says I’ her a delicate bite that sent ribbons of pleasure flying down her spine

Isabelle hissed and tried to concentrate She had to keep their relationship honest She couldn’t let hiet who she was and as iet that he wasn’t here to stay

"You’re a player," she said in a faint, dry voice "It’s what you do"

His tongue soothed the marks she was sure he’d left on her "You know me so well?" he asked "How can that be e’ve hardly shared more than a few letters every year?"

"I know you I knohat you want"

"And what, lovely Isabelle, do I want?"

"Sex With me"

"Absolutely What sane man wouldn’t want that?" He placed more soft, wet kisses over the nape of her neck, and Isabelle nearly agreed to sleep with hiht then and there Screork She’d call in just this once

But what about Rachel?

Isabelle strengthened her resolve No one was going to cause her to neglect a child