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Chase stared back at hi me? Damn you, Cam, you can’t just walk away from her like that She’s not one of the little toys you up and leave laying She’s going to kick your ass"

Yeah, she would She was going to be madder than hell

"Cam, this will hurt her Is that what you really want?" Chase asked, as Ca roo He couldn’t hurt her Pissing her off, he could deal with that

"I’ll sleep on the couch" He shook his head, but he didn’t turn back to his brother or the sight of the woht of Chase cuddling and co their lover after the sex bothered hi Jaci’s sweet body afterward had bothered hi roo down on the couch and leaning his head against the back cushion

There, he stared at the ceiling; but he saw the shadows of the past and he couldn’t ht from the other room flicked off and he heard theher as he lay in that big bed with her

He had never regretted not sharing a bed with a lover, until tonight

He stared at the couch and breathed out tiredly before stretching out on it At least it was long enough, co for this suite, it sure as hell should have been

But, of all the years stretching out behind him, of all the lovers he’d ever known, none had compared to Jaci or the intensity of pleasure and satisfaction he felt now

He’d forgotten the damned condom He hadn’t meant to, and he’d have to rectify that But, God, it had been good So hot and tight, her pussy flexing andhis cock until he spilled himself inside her

He’d never done that Ever Even with the first woman he’d fucked, he’d refused to do so without protection And noith Jaci, he hadn’t had enough sense to remember to sheath his erection--because he hadn’t wanted that between the, he admitted to himself that there were already so many barriers that he placed between them that he couldn’t tolerate that one

That one pleasure, unlike anything he had known in his life, was one he never wanted to give up

5

Jaci arrived at the Sinclairat exactly ten, as per Courtney’s demands, so furious with Chase and Cam that she could barely stand to breathe Cam had been noticeably absent when she had awakened She may as well have been alone in the bed, because Chase was on one side while she slept on the other And Cah sleeping with her were somehow dirty

She should have known better Seven years separated them, and Cah not disfiguring, had been the result of soed He was harder-- And unfortunately, that didn’t do a da after was like a bad taste in heras she had ordered them to do before she showered, only pissed her off more The fact that she had left the hotel without coffee only co in the solariu at the round table, sunlight falling around her long brown hair, no makeup--not that she needed any--and she was still wrapped in a robe She looked like a sleepy, lazy kitten conte nap Which wouldn’t surprise Jaci Courtney had been known for her afternoon naps before she married Ian Sinclair

"Coffee’s caffeinated and the pastries are to die for" The other woman smothered a yawn and blinked back at Jaci "I hate you for looking so beautiful at this ungodly hour"

Yeah, real beautiful, Jaci thought with an inner snort Covering the shadows under her eyes and her pale features while atte to look natural hadn’t been that easy Especially trying to do it while she cursed the Falladay twins

"Courtney, the sun has been up forever," Jaci finally pointed out as she sat across fro servant poured for her

"Het to sleep until well after it had risen" A curl of her lips, satisfied and filled with feminine pleasure, was all the clue Jaci needed

"Party lasted that long, did it?" She pretended to ive Courtney a reason to suspect Jaci had had her own late-night party, one she promised herself would not be repeated

"Well, Ian had et rewarded for behaving politely at these functions You know, the ones where I have to allow piranhas like the Robertses under ust She had learned of the proble their friendship in England Courtney’s parents had hired Jaci after uest house, and they, too, had been inforuerite and Dane Mattlaw had brushed aside the gossip and welcoh Their acceptance and friendship meant more to Jaci than she had ever been able to express But now, just as Jaci had feared, that friendship would cause Courtney several problehtened her lips at the reminder of the trouble the Robertses could cause, and shifted her attention froone"

"Why don’t you kick her ass?" Courtney suggested with a clearly bloodthirsty smile "Pull her hair out andthose overly bright teeth down her throat I’ll cheer you on I’m certain I can find the proper outfit for the occasion"

Jaci had to shter She was afraid Courtney was much too serious This was, after all, the woer she and Sebastian had saved Jaci froland They hadn’t known her They had heard her cries as they left the club they had been to, and raced to her rescue

"Be good, Courtney"

Courtney frowned "That only works with Ian, my dear He has the proper reward for such restraint You do not"

Jaci shook her head "This is my battle, my friend What did they do after I left?"

Courtney’s lips thinned

"YouThey always did soe to insinuate the Made their nasty little innuendoes and smiled those superior smiles of theirs Ian should have let Cameron dust the floor with that bastard Richard, like he wanted to do"

Jaci breathed in roughly "What are you talking about?"