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"Nothing, I…"

"Look at me" His voice is stern and when my eyes et mad at me when I talk about my body Just leave it alone

We’ll work out separately It’s okay"

"Why are you so hard on yourself?"

He’s bewildered

"I’m not Well, not until now," I whisper

"Stop this You have nothing to be ashamed of, baby"

"I’m not ashamed I know you find me attractive, and I love that"

"Then what’s the problem?"

"I don’t want to a and try to twist into a pretzel and le and putat ain and the tension inwith ym or not?"

"I so wish you’d let oes very still, and I mentally kick a This is going to be hilarious!"

He relaxes and laughs as he gets out of the car, co around to open my door

"Come on, I want to watch you eat"

Chapter Sixteen

Salty’s sits on a pier on Puget Sound

They offer great views and great food

The hostess seats us near the s looking out on the water and we are busy reading the h just a little He’s just so disar that thumbnail as he peruses the menu

"Can I have your hand, please?" I hold my hand out

"You can hold ives , please"

He extends his hand to me with a frown and I lean over the table and kiss the thu to make this bleed" I look up into his sea-blue eyes, and aed and thathim on

"Don’t start this here, please" His voice is low and sexy and my stomach clenches

"I don’t knohat yousure you’ll have an appetite for your lunch"

"I’ll tell you what I have an appetite for" He grins wolfishly, but before I can respond the waitress is at the tableside