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No as Dana taking this happy reat, Doc" He threw off the sheet "Let et you back to the inn" She was far too te in his doorway He pressed into her instead of passing her by and stole a sweet kiss from her Cooper loved how she just melted into him at the first touch "You sure you don’t want to shoith ht her bottom lip with her teeth and reluctantly shook her head as her hands explored his chest "I shouldn’t"

"You should do whatever you want"

"If I get in the shoith you, I’ll ood to pass up

Cooper took hold of the hem of her dress and drew it up over her head Jessica raised her arms to help him relieve her of the fabric He threw the dress in the direction of the bed and then scooped her up into his arhter and wrapped her ar hazel eyes as he carried her back into the bathrooently on her feet in his shower

When he got in beside her,her out of the way of the water--because it ca cold before it turned hot--and conveniently placing her up against the wall, she said, "Bestever, Coop"

Those four little words ht with a war to argue with that"

There were only a few occasions when Cooper had been late getting to the bar to open up, but each of those times he’d been able to rely on Jace to open the place Jace had worked as a bartender at the pub for the last five years and had a key

Sure enough, after Cooper dropped off Jessica at the inn and then pulled into the parking lot behind his bar, he saw Jace’s and Crosby’s trucks parked there

He was really late

But darinned as he walked around front instead of going in the back door through the kitchen When Crosby was setting up he liked peace and quiet In fact, Crosby liked peace and quiet, period His least favorite time of year was the current busy season because Cooper always hired another cook to help hirin Cooper wore immediately died when he stepped inside his bar Dana was sitting on a stool, s to Jace They both looked up at his entrance, Dana’s eyes lighting up at the sight of hi

Jace had the good sense to look concerned