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She turned to hiainst the open doorway

"You know the drill Don’t look upthe cooking pot down on the floor by his chair because the table was so sone as far as putting plates and cutlery out

Kara watched him Barefoot and beautiful in jeans and a soft, fitted white shirt with tiny, faded blue flowers on it, he was a good fit with his laid back, hippy-cool boat To his credit he did see paella onto their plates Before he sat down to eat, he skipped down the steps again A second later, fairy lights winked on all around the boat’s railings The effect was i air

Kara said, as usual, the first thing that caic to shell-fish"

She touched the shell of anot," he said, pouring wine into their glasses He wasn’t falling for it for a second this tirace as she tested the paella "Wow, this is gorgeous You lish It’s top secret"

Dylan only wished his cooking skills ran to such knowledge, because Kara was right, it was delicious They ate the entire pot, and their relaxed conversation htly around topics loosely linked to work When he opened a second bottle of wine she looked at hi me ine in the hope that I’ll ask you to take your shirt off again?"

Dylan cleared the plates and his throat

"I’ to co She dearly wished she couldher brain before her "

When he poured the wine, she sighed and raised a deliberate glance to his

"I can’t drive if I have another glass of wine"

He relaxed back and picked up his own glass "Me neither"

Kara reached down and ru, then laid her toothbrush carefully down on the table between the his expression His lowered lashes hid it from her as he seemed to study the toothbrush for a few seconds, but when he lifted his eyes again, there was nothat passed between theing of his own, then laid a silver-foiled condom packet down next to her toothbrush

It was Kara’s turn to study the table for a second before she spoke

"Just the one?"

He settled back in his chair, then shook his head and sipped his wine

"Whole box"

She weighed this up, then moved to kneel in front of hi crossed

"I think it’s probably time I took your shirt off"