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From the ht its quaint char her so well, had surprised her by beginning the project while she was at work yesterday He was constantly doing stuff like that--sensing her desires and working to s she loved about him

As she watched, Justin came into view, also shirtless He handed Connor another screw and then Connor handed him the drill With endless patience, her drealasses over her son’s eyes and taught hi the rest of the board by himself Then he stepped back to ad his youthful features

Stacey’s chest tightened with the effort required to contain her love Her eyes watered and her nose began to run She reached for a tissue and forced herself to take deep, even breaths If she got too upset, her nose would bleed, a side effect of the mind-infusion that she didn’t want Connor to worry about

As if he sensed the weight of her stare, Connor lifted his head and caught sight of her He grinned and waved Collecting herself, Stacey stepped on the accelerator and approached the house, turning into the driveway and shutting off the engine He was opening the door and helping her out before she even had tinition

"I h force to bring her flush against hi he was silly but glad that he was Personally, she thought she was a bit nutty herself, and it was fabulous to share her life with a man who complimented that part of her

"You say that about all my scrubs"

"Yeah, but these are my favorite They’re sexy"

With both brows raised, she glanced down at her clothing "I’ if your idea of sexy is two cartoon dogs"

"Ah, but look at how the girl dog is batting those long lashes at the boy dog That’s ro in the warlow in his eyes

"Ro her aze was dark with desire "I can’t do more than kiss you with Justin around Even that ht, you’re ht her hand and pulled her toward the house "I have so to show you"

"Oh, yeah?"

Every ti, it blew her away His search for the artifacts forced hi of her while he was gone She knew it because of how often he called and by how ht back for her She didn’t kno he did it, but he ed to dole out his presents here and there over the far-too-short trips home Stacey knew she wouldn’t have the patience But, she had to ad roo the door behind the her blood heat regardless Connor’s idea of a quickie put any other man’s sexualout the door to take hiood-bye intiain He’d dropped his carry-on, his pants, and her scrub bottoms in half a asmic cries into the cushions of her sofa as he rode her fast and furious fro forto finish that side of the driveway before the sun sets"

Connor tossed her purse and keys onto the bed, then reached for the heed it over her head Immediately, he dove for the valley between her breasts and nuzzled there

"Yuood," came his muffled praise

"You’re crazy"

"Seriously" He lifted his head and arched a brow

"You and your apple pie are the best s, she ran her fingers through his thick hair "The world isn’t stinky"

"Who are you kidding?" He reached for her waistband and pulled her pants down, pausing a moment to admire his handiwork as she kicked out of her sneakers "Now that’s sexy"

"Better than cartoon dogs?" She batted her eyelashes at hi the work out he gave her when he was hoone She trusted him i heart, saw the proof of his pent up longing and lust in his gaze the ht of her in the airport But she also never forgot that the eous for her, the least she could do was try to return the favor

"Maybe," he said, with a roguish shrug

Her mouth fell open in mock affront, and he reached around her and undid the clasp of her bra

"Okay" His brogue deepened at the sight of her bare breasts " That’s definitely better than cartoon dogs"

"Well, that’s so," he teased, dropping to a crouch and taking her panties with him

Connor pressed a kiss to her pelvic bone and stood "Come on"

With his hand at the small of her back, he directed her to the bathroo spa tub filled with stea water and surrounded by unlit candles A metal caddy tray traversed the distance from one side of the tub to the other and held a sazer lilies--her favorite flower--and a jauntily opened box of gour days and dates in an effort to recall if she should bean anniversary or special occasion of soh her head and she instantly gave up Noas not the time to have a nose bleed

Who knew the human brain could only hold so od, so on eye on her Lieutenant Wager had coerced her subconsciously into sleep-writing a note to herself one night when Connor ay