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His mouth closes over my breast even as his hand slides down to strokethroughfrom his hand and from his mouth, and I arch up, lost in the violent stor, Mr Stark," I say, struggling to forht, we both win"

I wake to a perfect h the open door that leads to thein from over the lake The smell of pine and--

I frown and draw in another deep breath The smell of what?

"Damien, wake up" I shake his shoulder "Either we really set the sheets on fire, or sorabbing a pair of jeans off the floor and heading toward the door I pull on a robe and follow him so closely that I almost slam into him when he stops in the now-open doorway "It’s not a fire," he says Now that I can sree It’s an ale that has burned to the bottom of the pan

"I think I knohat it is," I say, then lead the way to the kitchen, where Jariddle She looks up at us, her expression a little bit wild, a little bit contrite

"Sorry! I thought I’d make breakfast, but--" She indicates the stove and nearby counter as if that’s all she needs to say

I force h "I don’t think that pancakes are supposed to be served blackened," I say, deadpan

She tosses a dish towel atthe chocolate chips"

Daainst the counter "As they say, it’s the thought that counts So I hope you don’tthose"

Jamie smirks and looks between the two of us "Great I’m trapped in the mountains with a couple of comedians"

"Your choice," Da voice "We either clean up and start over, or I’ll take you ladies out to breakfast"

"You’re out of chocolate chips," Jarabs up the plate of burnt discs that bear no resemblance to pancakes and tosses thee"

It actually takes us thirty to get out the door, because Da us that the restaurant not only makes fabulous waffles, but is also located in Arrowhead Village, an outdoor shopping center with both regular stores and high end outlets And, obviously, neither Jamie nor I can properly shop if we’re not properly dressed

Damien, of course, is ready in five minutes, decked out in faded jeans and a short-sleeved linen shirt over a plain cotton tee His hair is vaguelyin the wind He looks sexy as hell--like a guy who just stepped off the pages of an ad for ne