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"How ht in the eye "Are you sure you want to know?"

Da he could barely handle the thought of Sophie in bed with another ive hi she couldn’t possibly have done

"What about sex in a public place?"

Sweet, nice Sophie Sullivan smiled at hi like he’d just been punched--repeatedly--in the gut Still, he had to try one more time, one last-ditch effort towith him

"Okay," he said as easily as he could between clenched teeth, "so you’ve played around a little bit But you and I both knohat a guy like ive"

"Wanna bet?"

The last thing he expected was for her to throw the sarabbed her and kissed her He shouldn’t want to do it again, shouldn’t be a heartbeat away fro off that silky dress so that he couldher he entle lover like the guys you’ve been with before Youone step inside this house," he warned her in a hard voice, "there’s no going back"

As if in slow motion, Jake watched as Sophie reached for the doorknob, turned it, and took that fated step into the house He was paralyzed, couldn’t do anything but stare at her as shewith every step she took When she reached the living rooht fro around to face hi that looked too much like love--as she reached for the zipper on the side of her dress and began to pull it down

No

God, no

He needed to put a stop to this right now But instead of barking out an order to stop acting crazy, instead of turning away as if he didn’t care one way or another if she undressed in front of hiain It was as if she’d cast a spell over hile second of her shockingly gorgeous unveiling

He’d guessed earlier she wasn’t wearing anything under the dress, but he hadn’t ever expected to confirm it in person In seconds, the dress would fall and he wouldn’t have a prayer of doing the right thing

"Sophie," he said, her naed plea from his lips