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Brant held up the coffeepot and , baby, coffee?" When she nodded, he poured her a cup and leaned down to give her a hard kiss on thethe pot back She was reeted by him in that manner While Brant had a lively discussion with her father on as going to win the Florida–South Carolina ga, he absently ran a hand up and down her back It felt too good for her to pull away

"So, you two ready for the big event tonight?" Eistered that he was referring to the reunion

"Eryeah, I guess" E--exceptto make small talk with people she hadn’t seen for years held little appeal now She would ht dejectedly, was the problem Just last week, she would have rather been anywhere in the world than with her insufferable boss Now she couldn’t think of anyone else that she would rather spend time with She knew in her heart that as soon as they returned ho would be over

But it shocked her to realize that she could hardly stand to think of hi at all toward her or was he just a good actor? She could have sworn she saw real affection in his gaze thisIt was probably just for her father’s benefit, but it had hts" She looked up flushing as she realized that her father had left the table and Brant was looking at her curiously "You looked like you were a million miles away"

"Isorry I think I’ave her what she could only call a wicked grin "Soht, huh? Maybe a shoould help wake you"

Giving an unladylike snort, she said, "I’ve already had a shower"

Brant lowered his voice and let his hand slide against the curve of her ass "I didn’t mean alone"

Oh ht was still veryHe moved her hair aside and nibbled her ear Shivers raced up her spine and her body caught fire "Mmmm," she led in his hair without conscious thought and next thing she knew she was out of her chair and on his lap She felt his around his waist His eyes blazed into hers for a ue, all-consuue took control and do as he plundered herloudly, What are you doing? It was going to have to co better than that if there was any hope ofhers

"Good ht as she jerked away froh to douse the fla her

To his credit, Brant continued to hold her loosely in his lap as he s, Kat" Emma was relieved to note that her mother had her purse and keys in her hand Thank God for s session over her relationship with Brant

"I have to take Sandra for her laser eye surgery Her daughter was supposed to take her, but she canceled at the last ht? I wanted to be here to take pictures"

"Moroaned, "it’s a reunion, not the prom We’ll probably leave early so we can have dinner first"

"Honey, I need to capture you and this hunk beside you on filht with my phone, but I need a better one for Facebook"

Ehed She couldn’t believe Mr Conservative wasn’t freaking out at the thought of having his iru back to her mother, she added, "If we don’t see you before we leave, I’et home Now you’d better hurry so Sandra isn’t late to her appoint and a kiss on the forehead and then surprised her by repeating the gesture on Brant "Enjoy the beach today Your father is working for a while, but Robyn said she would stop by soled herself from Brant’s lap when her mother left "I don’t know about you, but that was the equivalent of a cold shower" Taking his hand, she pulled hirab a paddleboard"

She smiled when she heard Brant ask warily, "Paddleboard?"

Chapter Ten

Brant’s breath caught in his throat as E a white, above-the-knee dress that ure and showed off her tanned skin to perfection Her brown hair cascaded down her back in a jumble of loose curls He wanted to bury his hands in the soft mass and devour her He wanted to take her soer re involved with her rong

But he had been down this road before and he knehere it led

E before her in his black suit, he had never felt more unworthy of someone She was beautiful, sexy, a free spiritand he didn’t have the first clue as to what to do with her If he wasn’t enough for his first love, there was no way Emma would ever be seriously interested in hi him as soon as their play-cation was over The person he had been pretending to be while they were here wasn’t who he really was In reality, he was the tightass that she had so often accused hi about this trip was howlike so so seriously He hadn’t even bothered to check his co, which was a first for hi to a close soon and he wanted to enjoy everythe man that she seemed to want He took her hand when she reached the last step and pulled her against hi" When he picked up a box fro look "I know you said this wasn’t the prom, but I decided to cover my bases" In truth, he had called a local florist earlier and bribed the owner to make a late Saturday delivery