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And yet he found hi to Brontë’s cheerful smiles To the way her hand seemed to autoainst hieous--yet apropos--quotes she seeht he was aa menial salary--well, ed when he’d told her what he did for a living, and she trusted hiht tre out and brushing his thuone soft; her breathing had sped up She hadn’t turned away, either

She liked Logan thefor his fortune, because she didn’t realize he had one He could flirt with her like any normal man

Except he wasn’tas his, you didn’t have to try All you had to do was look at a woest she take her clothes off, and she’d be naked at your feet

It wasn’t in his nature to be coy and teasing Lean over and kiss the hell out of her? Yes Stage a ruthless takeover? Absolutely But flirt and tease? Not in his repertoire

Logan frowned to hi this as he finished off the last bite of chicken He hadn’t come to the island to find a woman If it hadn’t been for the hurricane, this would have been the last thought on his mind But with Brontë here, warm and pleasant next to him, the two of them completely isolated from the rest of mankind? He wanted to touch her To feel her melt beneath his touch

Brontë was definitely attractive Not his normal type--he went for the more polished, poised sort Models, ballerinas, and the occasional actress Woressive and knehat they wanted Brontë was a waitress who hadn’t found a pere But her cheerful demeanor and openness had won him over at once

The way she filled out those panties helped, too

He’d have to proceed carefully Not too aggressively, or she ly and surely enough that she could not ," she said quietly "Everything okay?"

"Just thinking"

When he offered no more than that, she delicately licked her thumb in athat we needabout rescue," he lied They had food, they had shelter, and he had an ironclad insurance policy on this place that would cover repairs Rescue could wait a bit longer "It ht be days before anyone finds us"

She nodded and gave hi for a water bottle, not distressed by this news "I’ we’ll just be really close friends by the end of this"

Friends, or reeh about each other to be friends," he said, letting the state in the air to see if she’d take the bait

Bront&euhs to his gaze "I guess we could learn, then, couldn’t we?"

"We could"

She tilted her head and regarded hi have you lived here on the island?"

Ah Damn One of many lies "A year," he told her tersely

"What made you decide to take a job here? Did you live on the island?"

"No A friendreferred ot the job"

"Where did you move froh truth Even though he was a billionaire, it wasn’t as if his naazines, and he was in the news only when he made a sizable charity donation She’d have no idea who he was "Where are you from?"

"The Midwest Kansas City Have you ever been there?"

"Once or twice For business"

"You’ve got one up on me, then I’ve never been to New York City"

"You should go sometime I’ll show you around" Direct and to the point, and there would be nohis interest

She smiled softly "I’d like that Have you been to many shows? Visited the Statue of Liberty?"

"No and no" He avoided the shows because he didn’t like singing And he saw the Statue when he looked out theevery day No need to go visit it

"That’s a sha a little "If I went to New York, I’d want to visit it Go get s"

"You and a uess it’s different when you’re there In Kansas City, those tourists just end up here at Seaturtle Cay," she joked "Courtesy of 999 Pop Fever"