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And all the ti the nape of her neck His mouth moved to her ear, and when he whispered, she felt it every bit asto pull you closer" His breath, and his words, were hot against her skin

Some barely conscious part of Elizabeth realized that he was according her an uncoh to say, "Why are you asking aze--hot, heavy, and very male--swooped down over her face "But you won't say no"

She hated that his confidence was notwhen he held her in his ar awareness that washed over her--a strange sense that for the first time in her life, she understood her own body

And when he pulled her close, she loved that his heart was racing every bit as fast as hers

His heat seared her, and she felt nothing but hi of her own blood, and a softly worded, "Damn"

Damn?

He pulled away

Daot in her way

"Do you hear that?" James whispered

"What?"

A murmur of voices "That," he hissed

Elizabeth shot up like a bullet "Oh, no," she groaned "It's Susan And Lucas and Jane Do I look presentable?"

"Er, al" asped "My hair! What did you do to my hair?"

"Not as much as I would have liked," he muttered

"Oh dear oh dear oh dear" She scurried over to the sink, pausing only to look over her shoulder to say, "I have to set an exao I would set an exa little else all afternoon, Jaotten him was frustration

The front door slammed Elizabeth jumped "Does my hair truly look mussed?'' she asked frantically

"Well, it doesn't look as it did e arrived," he conceded

She patted her head with quick, nervous movements "I can't possibly fix it in time"

He chose not to answer It was his experience that wise men did not interrupt a lady's toilet

"There's only one thing to do," she said