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His laughter was like a song that made her want to dance with all the joy it inspired

“Is it a pot of tea?” she asked That wouldn’t necessarily be a surprise Even when he was busy over at the headquarters in a s Ryan’sthe major had requested it be delivered to her

He htly his lips were clasped together, teasingly illustrating he wasn’t about to tell her anything She laughed, but her aze away He didn’t kiss her Hadn’t, not once But there were soes of Rose difficult to think like her sister most times

A twinge of guilt made Millie take a moment to silently chide herself Seth Parker wasn’t her husband, and kissing hihts

Telling herself that was like telling the sun not to shine It was a good thing he was a gentleman She liked that about him His manners and honor, and overall charisma Truth be told, there wasn’t much she didn’t like about hihts about kissing A person should want to kiss souilt spilled inside her She’d never thought about kissing Martin like this Had never even wondered about it All these other things had never surfaced when he’d taken her arain, she’d never thought of Martin as anything more than a friend

The pressure in her lungs released slowly as she huffed out a long sigh Millie didn’t knohat she thought of Seth, as he seemed more than a friend He was her husband, or at least her pretend husband The stirring warht of hi she could do about it Truth was, she loved being called the major’s wife

Seth turned her way, and she alulped at the heat that flared

“No, it’s not tea,” he said, “but I’”

“Steeping,” she corrected, attehts

He gave her a so?”

“Yes, one brews coffee, but steeps tea”

His chuckle was accompanied by a head shake “I’ll remember that”

“Good, you do that” He had her insides bubbling, but there was also a carefree feeling she’d never experienced “Want to race to that rock?”

“You’ll be careful?” he asked

“I always am”