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"Says who?" he asked "Not me I prefer a woman who actually eats" He motioned to the door "Shall we?"

She sry"

And so was he For her

Julie stepped into the elevator with Luke, aware of how big he was, how good he smelled, unsure of what had just happened in that hotel roo everything but sex and sin It hadn’t happened She hadn’t even tried to ne tickled her nostrils, alluring and familiar, intimate simply because she knew it so well Lord help her, she still loved everything about the man Discreetly, she took a deep breath and inhaled that scent, unable to stop herself Neither of the with Luke ard aside from how much she wanted him How differently she wanted hinaled they were at ground level, he held the doors and let her step out of the car, re she’d always loved about hi just outside the car she waited for him to follow her

Luke stepped to Julie’s side just as a busty redhead approached "Hold the elevator, cowboy"

Cowboy? Julie thought with a frown Luke wasn’t a cowboy at all The wo solely on Luke Her short skirt left little to the iination, as did her actions She offered Luke a flirtatious smile and a wink

He held the elevator door for her and she paused in front of him "Need someone to keep you warht"

Julie sucked in a soft breath, feeling the bite of the woman’s words, unable to stop her reaction It wasn’t like she didn’t knoomen responded to Luke He was the proverbial tall, dark, and handsoeous eyes To make matters worse, the wos that could reach to China and a slender, lean body, so very unlike Julie’s Suddenly, Julie felt short and stubby, and lost

Then, to her utter and complete shock, Luke’s are ofhis body against hers, the sensitivity of his actions, rather than the io, but not before she saw disappointlanced down at her He dropped his arm and they started to walk "You could have put your ar her a sideways look "I don’t bite, and," he grinned, "a guy needs to stay war herself tih his and gave hihed "Maybe I do"

They walked together like that, like a couple, and she re down a Manhattan sidewalk, chatting on their way to dinner She reood it had felt, how she’d felt like a part of a couple for the first tiood, too, knowing he’d be gone, knowing there was no risk Only there had been an aftere in her she still didn’t understand

The restaurant consisted of euess it’s a good thing everyone is at the front desk," Luke said "We have plenty of seating choices"

"Your choice," confirhteen atthe bar, confirlanced at Julie "Work for you?"

"As long as it’s close to the kitchen"