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I glance sharply at his face, but it is carefully blank "Really?"

I say, working hard to keepit has been since he’s played tennis More, I knohy he walked away fro, and I’ into a scowl

"--that it won’t be fun?" I suggest, trying to finish his thought

He doesn’t answer, but I see the affirmation in his eyes

"Well, if you do install a court, you can teach htly "That will ensure that you have fun I pro?" he repeats, and I’ you in a tennis dress A isn’t the word that comes to mind"

"And will our rules apply then, Mr Stark? I’ one of those outfits and no underwear"

"I’ued, Ms Fairchild I think youconstruction coh now," he says "But wait until I take you by the ball cage"

"Now you’re just talking dirty to rabs ht, and I’ to ht sky

"What?" he asks

I shake "

"Maybe I’ overa kiss, but it’s his finger that my lips find "Ah-ah," he says "Start that up and we’ll never get where we’re going"

"So we are going so a hike to Ventura County"

"Actually," he says, "we’re here" We’ve stopped in front of a vine-covered hill

"Lovely," I say "But if you’re planning to ravage me in the flowers, I should say that I would have been just as happy on the stone path"

"I’ll make a note for future reference," he says "But this isn’t our final destination"

"Oh?"