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"Have you ever watched the movie When Harry Met Sally?" she asked

He didn’t even blink at the weird change of topic "Not into chick flicks, but yes Along the way I was forced to watch it Wasn’t too bad"

"Well, that’s the reason I’ht"

He tried hard to understand, but he was too daht her scent on the breeze and alroaned from pure lust Sandalwood So damn sexy "Umm, you want to watch a ed at her lips "No Remeh the city on New Year’s Eve and finally found Sally, in the ht, and she looked at him like he was nuts and asked him why the heck he was there?"

Damn, he wished he’d paid better attention Dalton swore to study every chick flick in the future if he could pass this one test But he’d promised no more lies "No," he said sadly "I don’t remember"

"That’s okay Harry said when you realize you love someone and want to spend the rest of your life with that person, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible"

Dalton didn’t , Raven?"

This ti the distance between the out, she slid her arainst his "I’ive you I trust you And I want the rest of our life to start right now"

His hands caressed her cheeks, her hair, her body, as if he was terrified she was an illusion ready to drift away in a puff of smoke "You’ll be mine?"

"I think I alas, Dalton Pierce," she whispered against his lips "Noill you stop talking and kiss ht, he took her lips and slid his tongue inside her ether with pure intiift in the world--because she was His hands stroked over her body, bringing her tight against hiy that stole his breath

"I love you sothe kiss "Today Toently over his lips, tracing his jaw "You gonna take onna take you to bed"

He swept her up in his arht her inside Up the stairs, into his room, onto his bed He stripped her slowly, reue and teeth, lips and fingers Worshipped the gorgeous ink of her tat and paid hoed to be claiers within his, their breath interasps, he made her forever his

And when the sun came up, Dalton lay in her arue

I’ll raise you five bucks"

Cal gave a fierce frown, holding his cards close He stared at her hard, taking his time, then threw his chips in the pile "I’ll see your raise Now, don’t be a bad loser, princess Bluffing is so that’s very hard to do, and you’ll need a bit an with satisfaction, waiting for the final attack

She did it with her usual Southern style, a bit of a siood, right?" she asked with fake innocence

Cal’shis head in disbelief "You got a full house Did you know that?"

"I re it My goodness gracious, is this pot all for me?" She raked in the pile of chips and checked her fiancé’s s?"

Cal glowered "No I’m fine Who deals?"

Dalton stood up frorin "Gonna take a break and get a drink This is getting way too intense for inner’s luck or soan," he said, with obvious patronization "Raven taught you well You too, Syd"