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A funny feeling fluttered in her chest, an emotion she didn’t want to deal with She leaned forward and pressed her ered there until his hand lifted and curled around her neck, his tongue caressing hers Heat pooled low in her sto in her chest expanded when she’d thought it would go away

"I want you," she whispered against his lips "I want to touch you, Luke" She tugged on his shirt with her good hand "And see you"

He pulled back and regarded her with a heavy-lidded stare so intense she couldn’t breathe When he ht refuse her, but instead he tossed his shirt away Then suddenly this powerful, sexyher feel just as powerful, in control, she felt fragile Only fragile didn’t feel bad It felt good It felt like she didn’t have to try, she didn’t have to do anything but just be with him, relax and enjoy every kiss, every taste, every touch But what if she gave everything she was, and then there was nothing left? Was it already too late? Maybe she already had

After hours of talking, andlove so, and since he’d burned the sauce, they ordered pizza

Julie lounged against his headboard, wearing only his t-shirt, while he wore the low-slung jeans he’d pulled on to greet the deliverya sports fan as Luke, they’d eaten a large pizza while watching SportsCenter and arguing about baseball pitchers

They were fighting over the last slice when Luke’s cell phone rang by the nightstand He reached over her and kissed her before snagging it His brow furrowed at the number, and then he answered, "This is Luke Walker"

Julie watched his emotionless face as he listened, and then said, "I’er and then hung up without saying another word

"So?" she asked, fairly certain that ansas ‘yes’ Luke ht not have reacted to the call, but his lack of reaction in itself was telling

"That was Elizabeth’s sister," he surprised her by saying "She was following up to see if we’dor not"

"That was fast," Julie said "It’s barely a full day"

"And she called me, not you"

"I noticed that," she said "Not that she had et to you"

"You knohat I wonder?" he asked but didn’t wait for a reply "I wonder how she got ive out freely"