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Her head jerked in his direction, but then she covered her reaction s to hold back the fury starting a slow pulse deep inside There were boundaries he would cross without hesitation, but he would never, without explicit permission, be with another man’s wife

“No I’m divorced Eleven years now”

Luke tried to do the math in his head, but since he didn’t kno old she was, he wasn’t able to pinpoint an exact timeframe Based on her appearance, and what he did know about her, Luke assuot married

“How about you? Are youthe tables on him

“No And before you ask, no, I’ve never been married So, what happened?” Luke felt there was more to her story than just the normal irreconcilable differences, and when the question tumbled out, he didn’t try to hide his interest

“What happened hat?” He could see her atte to let her off that easily

“With yourto back her into a corner

“It’s a long story” She said, turning to face the seat in front of her once more

Luke took a chance and placed his hand on her arenuinely interested Hedown at his watch, then back at her “We’ve got time”

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Sierra remained as still as physically possible, the warh her

His dark, tanned hand was a remarkable contrast to her h, the size of his hand compared to hers, the coarse feel of his skin, made her insides do flips She wondered what those hands would feel like on the rest of her

She didn’t want to talk about this, but she had no one else to blame for the direction their conversation had taken After all, she had been the one to start it, which meant she would have to be the one to finish it Either she would sit back and share the next hour and a half with Luke, telling hi him off, tell hi was, she wanted him to ask these questions, she wanted hi him was the only downside