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“Let’s see if we can find ’euy slurred “I wanna watch livepnSee so titties”

They both froze Tell’s eyes ia’s He an to re-fasten the hooks with shaking hands He didn’t offer to help; he just kept his hands on her lower back, holding her steady The only thing that’d stopped hiate of his truck ell, they were on the tailgate, in the parking lot of a da in the bed of his truck the first tih, with the interruption fro coia a roet his attention “You can let go of me now”

“Sure” Tell stood and set her back on her feet

Shepoint of not looking at hiaze snapped to his It wasn’t eer Or frustration?

He took a step forward only to have her take a step back

“Stay where you are, Tell McKay I seeht when you put your hands on rin “But, sweetness, that’s the way it’s supposed to be when I’ain Not when you have no intention of following through after getting ia took another step back “Look, I have to go”

“But—”

“Do you want to come back to my place so we can finish what you started?”

When he didn’t ih “I didn’t think so” She whirled around and set off at a good clip across the parking lot

He followed her

She stopped beside a black Honda with Texas plates “I’ll see you”

“When?” he de on”

Why did he get the feeling she was lying? “Fine Thursday night I’ll pick you up We’ll go out for a nice supper”

“Tell, I don’t think—”

He closed the distance between theht”

“All right”

“And you are gonna give ht kiss”

“Why don’t you just take one?” she taunted

“Great idea” He clarabbed a fistful of her hair, angling her exactly where he wanted as he plundered her mouth

They’d shared so like this This kiss was a pri he planned to do to her At least three tiia whined a protest when he broke the kiss Maybe he felt a little cocky, seeing the dazed look of need that had heated her pale irises to a deeper blue

“Drive safe”

Chapter Eight