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Harley nodded She would have thought that having hiht would have kept her awake; it hadn’t If anything, she’d settled easier having him there Maybe because, for the first time in months, she’d felt safe And h bed was huge and had the comfiest mattress in the history ofever Like the rest of the lodge, his wooden paneled bedroom was very masculine and earthy

Harley had suspected it would take a while before she finally drifted off, considering her thoughts were ju with arousal But minutes after she’d closed her eyes, sleep had taken her She’d stirred briefly when she felt a solid body wrap around her froht back asleep "What time is it?"

"Eleven thirty I tried to wake you earlier, but it would have been easier trying to wake the dead You haven’t been sleeping well, have you?"

"Not really" Receiving e- to break into her bedrooirl awake Her cat too, had been on edge every night

"We e But that doesn’t matter because you and I need to talk in private anyway" Unease flashed across her face, which hardly surprised Jesse "Co to eat"

"All right"

Leaning down, Jesse slipped a hand around her nape and indulged in a long, thorough taste of her Breaking the kiss, he swept his thu tothat epic ass disappear out of the roo of her coffee Not that she was drowsy any longer Hell, that kiss had woken her right up It had also rekindled the low huht Shit

Unzipping the suitcase that she’d collected frorabbed her toothbrush, hairbrush, and some clothes Once she was ready, she descended the creaky wooden stairs and found Jesse in the kitchen, cooking breakfast while talking on his cell phone The se, and toast made her stomach rumble

"Zander agreed to take over my shift today," he told whoever was on the other end of the call "I’ the day off"

Oh, was he now? At that ht a blush as his dark eyes swept over every inch of her with a proprietary glint It made her nervous, but her cat kind of liked the bold lass and a carton of her favorite orange juice waited She took a seat and poured herself a glass, watching him move around the kitchen as he continued his conversation

As he opened one of the cupboards, she glimpsed a box of Twinkies And frowned Jesse didn’t like Twinkies, so who the hell were they for? And was that peanut butter? He hated that, whereas Harley loved lanced around the kitchen, noticing that the brand of coffee she used sat on the counterright next to a box of the peppers for her, since he hadn’t had a chance to go shopping Either they were for his pack mates or he had a bed buddy with tastes siht Then she inwardly shook her head No, it couldn’t be a bed buddy Jesse was loyal to the bone He wouldn’t bring Harley here and say the things he’d said last night if he was involved with someone

Jesse slid two plates onto the table and took the seat opposite her "Dig in"

Glad to be distracted frohts of him with another female, Harley dived into her meal Silence fell, which wouldn’t have been aard for Harley if it wasn’t for the fact that"You’re staring"