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So to blame Castillo for, she decided

Through the open patio door she heard the swoosh of the hotel roo around peace in her stomach

She didn’t need to look to knoas Dominic It was as if she could sense him now A little voice in Lara’s head screa on the walls of her brain, trying to wake the real her up But she was so happy, that voice was easy to ignore

A hand, warm and hard, slid over her bare shoulder

“Hi” She tilted her head to rub her cheek over his hand, then grinned when it slid past her shoulder onto her breast “A, Jimmy, I told you I only tip like that for chocolate Coffee and croissants don’ta feel”

“Cute” Grinning, Doed a pastry from the basket and popped it into his aze wander over his excellent forues and a tee, paratrooper-style black boots and a camo cap, he must be on a break, not off duty

Even while she appreciated the view, her lips moved into a half pout A breakhih of a turn-on to keep her revved until bedtiain for dinner

“You like it here?” he asked

Surprised, Lara tilted her sunglasses down to get a better look at his face Nary a di, so he must be serious

“Here? On the balcony? Here at the hotel? Here in California?” She arched one brow “Wanna narrow it down?”

“Here Southern California, close to the base”

Lara wet her lips, excite a nervous brew in her belly

“Why?”

“I asked first”

“Yeah, but if you don’t answer first, you won’t find out, will you?” She shot him an arch smile

“You always get the upper hand that way?” he asked, pouring a cup of coffee and toasting her

“By being clever? Yeah, it usually works” She waited, but he didn’t tell her what he was talking about Clearly, he thought he could out-stubborn clever

Lara waited until he reached for another pastry, then took the basket just before he could get one

“You were saying why you wanted to know if I like it here?” she encouraged with a smile

He gave her a hard stare, looked at the basket, then at her again

“Curious,” he finally said