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But what h the intimation was that this was her booth, her table, and she wasn’t going to be forced into the corner, the challenge in her posture only intrigued him more But her eyes--which were now focused on his aze strayed again to her lips Upon closer inspection, he saw glittering speckles of cinnaue slipped out and moistened her botto on her lips that she needed to wipe away quickly But she’d missed some at the corners and the top of her luscious lips, and he was dying to taste theet hisin close proximity to hers and the sensuous way she licked her lips as if preparing the to know just what this business ith theon?"

Chapter 2

Jake tilted his head toward the table where the twothat he knew the wo them with oing on with the lady Especially since he’d had to rescue her once already And he suspected she ain if she continued what she was doing

He didn’t expect her to tell hi undercover But he was beginning to have his doubts about that because he was fairly sure she would have a partner And the notion that her hts

She shrugged "You wouldn’t believe me if I told you" Her eyes and lips hinted at a half smile that sparkled with feistiness

"Try me"

"I’m a bounty hunter"

His mouth dropped open before he could hide his surprise better

Her smile broadened "Told you that you wouldn’t believe me"

She took a sip of tea from a dainty teacup covered in tiny pink roses, and the way her lips touched the riainst his with the sa hie under her jacket where he assuun was "Bounty hunter" He sounded a little incredulous

Here he’d thought she was an undercover cop and ht crossed his mind that the waitress wassomeone in the Mob If the waitress’s explanation held any truth, he wondered if the woman and her mother were involved with a rival faet herself killed He didn’t like the scenario in the least

"Don’t tell ht Mario Constantino"

"Ah And you’re going to walk up to hiaze shifted fro beside hirance--a mixture of wo his interest But she wasn’t any co at the table

"Not yet If he doesn’t show up for his court date by to, I’ll serve his warrant and re-arrest hiuy Danny is supposed to appear at court in Denver today, but according towith Mario soe--and he’s alreadywith Mario this et theined that issuing a warrant for one of the to arrest the two of theht be aruys with Italian names who had Mafia connections

"I told you that you wouldn’t believe me Want another cup of coffee?"

"How did you knoas drinking coffee?" He waved to the waitress for a fresh cup

"I saw you sitting in that booth over there, watching me, before you looked to see what theape as trying to force ing Jake’s response

His lips parted for a fraction of a second He was daht she hadn’t known he’d existed until he’d come to her aid