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“Not good enough,” she countered as she lifted her spoon to hersmiled, his insides twisted with anticipation because he found soshe did was sinfully erotic, even eating, and he wanted to sit there and watch her

“It’sback I’ve been blessed, I won’t deny it, and as far as I’ people who do”

Realizing he had somehow led them back into a personal territory neither of the decided on a much more appropriate question “Since you’re so interested in what’s in ot a question of my own,” he said as he watched her take another bite of crème brulee

“Only if you let me see what’s in your closet,” McKenna teased

“Fro before you have a personal tour”

To his satisfaction, McKenna blushed, her freckle dotted cheeks turning a pretty pink

“What’s your question?” she asked, obviously trying to distract hi her

“If the police were to pull you over tonight, what’s thethey would find in your car?”

Tag knew the question was absurd, and based on the way she laughed, she knew it too He didn’t find it much different than the one she had thrown out to her readers in her last article though, so he waited patiently for her to answer

“You’re serious?” she asked

“Very”

“Why would you think I have anything out of the ordinary in

“I don’t know Why would you think I have anything out of the ordinary in ot a better one for you,” Tag said seriously “How et to knohat color your bed sheets are?”

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On the drive back to her office, McKenna suddenly realized she wasn’t quite ready for the night to end She also realized, it was in her best interest to get over that little disappoint stopped the car in front of her office building, McKenna fu tione as seamlessly as this one had, and she wasn’t sure what she was supposed to do now

“Thanks for dinner” She could at least thank him That was a start

When his warm hand touched her arm, McKenna stilled It was totally insane of her to want so from this man, but when he touched her, even so innocently, she had a sudden craving for soto know him on a muchher to stop thinking about hi down, she noticed the drastic difference between his bronzed fingers against her pale wrist, and that led to hts Like what the rest of hiood time,” he said, but his voice wasn’t laced with the confidence or the arrogance she was used to No, there was so she shouldn’t, McKenna turned slightly, glancing over at Tag’s handsoular jaw, his perfect nose, and then to his eyes and the incredibly thick, dark lashes that wouldat his luscious lips She had successfully avoided looking at hisbecause when she did she found herself fantasizing about what exquisite pleasure she ers tilting her chin so that she faced him more directly, McKenna was transfixed on the way he , desperately hoping he would kiss her while praying he wouldn’t because she wasn’t sure she was strong enough to resist aAnd she should resist him She knew she should

Oh, God

When his soft, firentlest of kisses, she had to hold back the urge to crawl over the center console and settle into his lap

He didn’t push forseconds before he pulled back “I’ll see you to to herto hold on to the feel of hi at all As gracefully as she could ht confines of Tag’s extravagant car She hurried to her own car, never looking back