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Matt was disappointed that he hadn’t been able to find a flicker of e Passion Creek They’d ht after the Jacuzzi, but surely it couldn’t still be just sex for her? Then Matt felt angry with hi about what he wanted Piper to be feeling He should be hoping with all his heart that it really was just the physical act that was keeping her close to hi else would be plain cruel And he wasn’t a cruel man Was he?

Her head stirred beneath his aro, and he found hi at the deep lustrous red of her hair as he wound a tress around his finger She was the orgeous coloring, bright green eyes, and cool crealowed deep within her, the thing that made her who she was Maybe that was her soul

Her eyes flickered open and it was clear for a moment that she didn’t have a clue where she was “What did you dream about?” His voice sounded soft even to his own ears Hesoft hi decidedly un-soft as her rosebud mouth unfurled in a yawn

“I had led into the soft skin of his armpit “The one where I have a wooden house by the ocean It has pale blue shutters that are kind of battered, but cute all the same, and out back there’s a workshop”

“A workshop? Isn’t that a kind of a h feathered his shoulder “Only if the old dude is into silvering whelk shells andmosaics out of abalone”

“Oh, I see” He brushed the hair out of her eyes “Waruess”

“I don’t have a workshop It all happens on my kitchen table Or at least it did until erous”

“I had no idea,” he said and felt like a heel He had no idea because he’d never made the effort to find out And he had never ot involved oirlfriend, she was so seriously messed up “You should find a place to work safely”

“I hen there’s more money in the bank,” she said lazily and stretched “Oh, but this tiie in it, a cute black and white Jack Russell terrier He went like the wind around that shack chasing gulls”

Matt suddenly felt sick Ti weird

“Want some breakfast sent up?” He tried to shatter the intiry”

“Which ry,” she said and jabbed him in the ribs “I’d be arettes and…you”

Lust kicked involuntarily in his groin as he looked down into her ue slowly lick her bottoe e over his throat “You’re irresistible,” he said and covered that soft inviting mouth with his

Chapter Fifteen

Piper fiddled nervously with her phone, checking every few seconds to see if there was a text frolad he wasn’t de her attention every few hours She’dif she was okay all the tilad Now she realized that hiht have cared

She was in the lush waiting roo planner business, Decadent Events, a pre-planned appointment to discuss future cos Most bridezillas planned meticulously and months ahead, which made life easier and more lucrative if their requireet a weight off her mind today, rather than pretend she was the businesswoht to be