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"I’ out of this" Fin raised his hands

Si"

Liz measured them both with a stare Fin expected her to say no, she knew it He didn’t want to lose that look of awe from her son Well, ht"

"Really?" Simon nearly pounced on her

"What?" Fin turned almost as quickly as her son did "With one condition"

"Anything," Sih slanted lids

Liz sent hi, too"

Relieved, Simon yelled, "Great"

Fin said, "No"

"Excuse me?" Liz took a step closer to hi to take my son Why not me?" Fin squir It would do hi Okay for boys but not for girls?"

"So like that"

Lizher eyes away froive us a few minutes, sport Fin and I need to talk"

Once he left, she bit out, "You’re full of shit, you know that?"

"If that’s what you choose to believe"

"It isn’t what I choose It’s crap! All of it I won’t havewo dangling between our legs"

"Is that so?" He made his advance slowly, one step at a tiround, refusing to be intier, Elizabeth, it is us The sooner you see that the better off for everyone"

Her eyes twitched, a slightly nervous tick she had when she was unbalanced and darin, evidence he kneas getting under her skin

Drawing her shoulders back, she took a deep breath "I could have you on the floor in seconds, MacCoinnich, so don’t teed, his fraht her knee up But she didn’t have the edge of surprise, and Fin dodged her bloith ease

Her anger went to her hands, reaching for hi hands in his grip leaving her useless and incapable ofher froer Stare for stare Their breath lared at each other

His triurin slowly faded They stood too close Little fluttering waves of pent up desire blossomed and took root She needed to back off before either of theret

But she was too late

"God’s teeth," he ht as his mouth reached for hers

Bittersas his taste Spice and honey asped in surprise He took advantage and slipped his tongue inside

Where the hell had this seduction come from?