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Janey rolled her eyes as Alex grunted, though his gray eyes were lit with aue Walker are also well aware of a certain sheriff’s late-night visit," he stated, though his gaze turned soue shook her head as she loosened the buckles to her chaps and slid the that I know of and I’ve ignored the phone this ossip hasn’t exactly ossip we can definitely do without," Janey stated, her dark green eyes sparking with anger

Janey had endured enough gossip since her father’s death Dayle Mackay had been a ot and his sister, Nadine Grace, had been even worse Soht it rather ironic, the friendship she had developed with the other wo her history with Janey’s father and aunt

"Have you heard anything further?" She watched Alex as he lifted Janey to her feet, then rose froot a nice slow look, then arched her brow at Janey’s frown as her lips twitched in aue couldn’t help it

Alex always just alhed

"I haven’t heard anything further," Alex growled "Stop trying to eue

It’s not going to happen"

Rogue shrugged "Hey, a girl needs soainst the table set close to the wall and arched her brows at Rogue’s couess that’s why Zeke called Alex no more than five minutes before you arrived To add exciteht If he lets ht not be able to handle it"

"Uh-huh," Alex ue’s hand flashed to the incri mark, and she felt the heat flood her face

Dahed in response "Good makeup job, but I watch Janey try to hide thethere Tell him to shave before he comes around next time"

At that, he dropped a quick kiss on his fiancée’s lips and strode fro Janey’s desk

"I hate hilare

Janey laughed as she took a seat beside Rogue on the couch "Yeah, he has that effect on people soue’s jaw again as Rogue narrowed her eyes and stared back at her broodingly

"It’s just beard burn," Rogue o away soon"

"What is it about thetheir woue snorted "I’ve seen theto have hiht snack"

Janey’s lips pursed with a wicked little s of loss swept through her She was jealous of her friend Janey had with Alex what Rogue had only drea with Zeke in the past five years

Why the hell was she so focused on this single man to the point that no other would do?

What was it about Zeke Mayes and his total reluctance to touch her that kept her dangling on that ever-present string of attraction to hi to have to stop

"I’ed as she rose from the couch, picked up her pack, and headed for the door that led into the restaurant itself "According to hi, bad sheriffy ass Seems he wants more of a woman than it appears I am"

She tossed Janey a careless smile, but it hurt No, it didn’t just hurt, it pissed her off She could have had a dozen lovers in the past five years She didn’t have to sleep alone She didn’t have to drift through the days waiting to see one ly No one would have to put a bag over her head to fuck her

Rogue jerked open the door and closed it behind her before taking a deep, cleansing breath She had work to do Three days a week she was the er, and it just so happened that she had to pick the three hardest days of the week

Thatfor the role She e at the back and the dressing rooue dressed as she pleased She dressed to draw attention and send tongues wagging Janey swore that half the clientele showed up just to see what Rogue would wear next Tonight, she was in a wildwhen it caht little s froirl’s checkered skirt was short but demure It covered her ass That was modest, but this one actually went a few inches lower and covered the tops of her thighs as well The pleats were full and, if she turned a certain ould flare out enticingly

With it, she wore a see-through white blouse, a shiray caray stilettos finished the outfit

An hour later the curls that cascaded around her face were pulled up to the crown of her head and secured with a thin scarf that trailed behind her head Makeup, a quick application of bronze lipstick, and she looked subtly enticing, sexy, and wicked

And she knew exactly ould see her looking just young, fresh, and eager to be debauched She alhed at the term her mother had once used That was exactly how she looked, and Sheriff Zeke Mayes just happened to have a reservation for dinner with his son and his aunt, Lucinda Mayes- Downes, his father’s sister