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He’d heard plenty of tiuys’ fantasies

But if he had one particular weakness when it came to the fairer sex, it was for dancers Ballet, jazz, exotic, tap It didn’tabout a woman who kne to make the most of rhythm that drove him wild

But even if his body had screamed otherwise, he just wasn’t in the mood

“Sorry, sweetheart,” he said sincerely “I’ht Doctor’s orders”

She narrowed her eyes, clearly wondering if that was a euphe

“You ever get released from those orders, you coers up his chest, giving him a smile that promised that it’d be a dance to reainst his cheek and turned to go

Do a little cocky He didn’t get guys who bitched that women were a pain in the ass Himself, he’d never met a woman asn’t a pleasure, in or out of bed All it took was a little charm and a friendly smile

He watched the stripper walked away, her hips swinging a hot rhyth no Then, as he shifted his weight, his body sang out a protest

A part of him, mostly the part cozied up behind his zipper, wanted to call her back Not out of undeniable lust or anything crazy like that More to prove he could stillhallelujah, even if half of his body was bruised and the other half a step up from numb

As far as Doo—were concerned, he was a h with pleasure He was better at sex when he was half-asleep, totally drunk and/or straight off a ten-day ed to be even in their wildest drea owed enes than any effort on his part He was a formidable SEAL, a savvy sailor and a weapon the US Navy should be giving thanks for on a daily basis Okay, weekly He ise—the tean, Auntie He was sood with money

All but the first were characteristics his own sainted le wo the for single When a ifts to just one woman

He watched Lotta slide into her Miata and frowned

Maybe a good time was just what Auntie ordered A hot ride would be a nice distraction

It only took him a second to brush it aside

Resigned, he watched her headlights fade into the dark night and sighed It wasn’t his bruises or irritation that ing feeling that’d been dogging him for the last couple of months