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She was still wary of letting herself trust hi, but she couldn’t stand seeing hi so tense as he stood beside her Ever since she’d threatened to end their seven days early, that ed on his hand so that he’d look at her "It’s been way too long since I’ve treated myself to a cable car ride" She slad to see some of the tension fade in his shoulders "Whenever I see one I always think of you"

Surprise stole her breath at the sa her straight into Jake’s ar there, always felt so safe when he was holding onto her

She looked up into his beautiful face "How did you know I liked cable cars?"

"You’ve always been important to me, Sophie"

His sih her systeive in to them, but painful experience where Jake was concerned had her , "Soreith o, Jake tugged her close again "I spent a lot of time at your house But don’t try to tell yourself I didn’t pay extra attention to you when I did"

He had?

He cursed from out of the blue and released his hold on her so that cold air rushed between the her "I promised not to touch you"

Sophie hated that pro able to touch Jake, then finally being allowed to give in to those powerful urges to be physically affectionate with him, it nearly killed her not to move back into his arms and kiss him the way she had over the past twenty-four hours

But she knehy he’d et lost in the sensual sparks that always lit between the sure they built a true connection, a real bond that would withstand the test of twinsand a possible life together as husband and wife

Still, when he tried to let go of her hand, she refused to let hiht Not when holding his hand was alhed at that thought, and she silently acknowledged that there was very little in life that was better than having sex with Jake McCann

Just then, the conductor announced they were heading into Chinatown and her storumble that carried even over the sound of the cable car rattling down its tracks

She grinned at Jake "I think our kids like Chinese food"

Our kids

The two little words reverberated through Jake’s chest, holding steady in the center where his heart was beating too fast