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A heavy weight settled in Jake’s gut as he silently acknowledged her valid reasons for not trusting him She would never believe hiirl and then left her hanging for months He’d always been clear with his lovers about expectations, about the fact that they couldn’t have any And he’d never slunk away in the ht like a coward

Until Sophie

And he had no idea how to make it up to her

No question, the sexual connection he and Sophie shared was as good as it got Their desire for each other wasn’t going anywhere, no matter how hard she tried to slah He’d always liked Sophie, but now that he was seeing the different sides to her--the smart and the sexy, the complicated emotions and the simple pleasures she took fro from the serene--he realized he wanted her to like hiest hurdle of all, considering he’d be hard-pressed to come up with reasons why she should

Sophie ca-sleeved sweater dress in gray that did ured she knew She’d put on a little makeup and brushed her hair until it shone She buckled her seatbelt and sat with her hands pri hiht voice

He couldn’t help but s so hard to rein in all that passion she’d been losing the battle to just irl Didn’t she realize she should just give in already?

"We’re about to be late," she snapped when he didn’t start the car But when she finally turned to him, whatever she’d been about to say fell away, confusion taking its place "Why are you looking atabout?"

She was so easy to rile up He could already see he’d never get tired of putting sparks into her pretty eyes

"Whatever you have up your sleeve," she et it"

The truth was, he didn’t have anything h this doctor’s appoint her to marry him But Sophie didn’t need to know that Especially not when he found he liked having her on her toes, anticipating what he was going to do next

Whether she’d ever admit it or not, she liked it, too

"Don’t you wish you knew?" he said in as sensual tone as he could rin, then sped off into traffic before she could say another word

Chapter Fourteen

Sophie checked in with the receptionist, then sat on one of the padded leather seats in the waiting roonore Jake Of course, that was nearly i at hinant, for God’s sake! What were they doing looking at a stranger like that?