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He patted the seat "Hop on"

"What? Ride it? Now?"

"No It’s too cold, but try it on for size" His eyes roamed my face in that way of his thatat ed Why not? I lifted one jeans-clad leg and straddled the bike It wasn’t like hopping on er I had to spread hs wider My hand stroked the seat cushion

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His voice sounded close to rasped the handlebars in front of er hands closed over rip My heart raced faster at the texture of his callused palers, at the solid press of his chest againstto twist on the seat and wrap ain

Only I knehere that would lead

"And sit back a little farther" His hands skioose bumps broke out all over my flesh His hands settled onLike I weighed nothing at all It heightenedse, but even I couldn’t be called skinny I had my curves But Shaw made me feel almost delicate "You don’t want to be so far up front"

I nodded dumbly

"Feel better?" he asked, his voice a deep purr near ered on ht and pressure of them made me think of where else those hands had been The delicious things he had done to h he could readup to hter He hesitated for just a heartbeat And then continued overjust below ainst the bottoher My niles hardened The satin of led a little on the seat of the bike

Suddenly the bike dipped a little with his weight He sank down behindwith mine Instantly, I felt warainstbrush I just had to turn my face and h with deep breaths, thrustingback and forth against the undersides I bit , a s ainst ainst e of hirinding against hi at its door

I released the handlebars and quickly climbed off the bike I slid ht shaky hands up to tuckone anytime soon" At least I didn’t stammer the words The way I shook on the inside, it was surprising

He sat there looking up at me, his eyes dark and heavy "You don’t have to Maybe you can just take a drive withwhen it war with hi all around us andexhilarated He made the offer so casually as he climbed off the bike and stood with one hand tucked halfway in his front pocket Even crazier than that was the idea that he would still be hanging around