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He gestured for her to go on in and he followed, shutting the door behind thelanced around at the typical attorney's surroundings, dark wood desk, bookshelves, diplomas and a ros with a view of the cloudless blue sky Clearly, Ryan did well for hiht

"It's perfect," she said, stepping toward the plate-glass s

"Meaning?"

She sensed him come up behind her, his body heat war her awareness of hi more and more difficult, especially since her bedroom shared a ith his She knehen he woke up and when he went to sleep— and when he tossed and turned as fitfully as she

She turned now to find him closer than she'd realized and she stepped back toward theHe came forward

Zoe sucked in a breath and exhaled slowly "We need to talk," she told him

"We damn well do" He reached up and loosened his tie

The effect of hihtly ru to her senses Her knees shook as though she was a school-girl on her first date

"I need to hold you or I'aze burned into hers "I have to taste you" His hands came to rest on theabove her shoulders, as he dipped his head closer His determined expression told her he wasn't about to be deterred

She tres "That's not what I wanted to talk about," shebreathless with anticipation

He lowered his head, his forehead touching hers "What is it?" He sounded resigned to listening first and kissing second

Disappointment filled her nonpractical side, while her rational side applauded her self-restraint "This is our fourth day here and you haven'tSam to see your family at all"

She voiced the concern that enveloped her constantly Hoould his relatives treat the teenager as just co to trust Ryan a little bit s into ht of her didn't matter Yet she couldn't deny that if and when they were introduced, she wanted sht of his parents judging and finding her lacking turned her stoht affect what Ryan thought of her

"We're going to ht," he said, finally