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He turned the smile on them “What do you say? A he was sure fit a lecture hall better than a formal dinner hosted in the Hilton ballroom
Her returning s from women Even academics “Very Perhaps your companion can’t help her insecurities Wo such lovely escorts”
Chanel made a small, almost wounded sound next to him
Before he could respond to it, the short, rather round man beside the older woman puffed up like a rooster “Is that ?”
The woave him shone with the kind of emotion Demyan found incomprehensible “No, you are not, and that’s exactly the way I love you I would not haveotherwise”
Feathers suitably s to give a so to his wife “Love you, too, m’dear”
The older couple became obviously lost in aHe turned his attention to Chanel, only to find her frowning, her expression sad and troubled
“What is it?”
“She’s right You don’t belong with me”
“That is not what she said, Chanel” He put his hand on the green-silk-clad thigh closest to hireat evidence to the contrary”
“What do you mean?”
He did not answer, but his expression was as ful as he could make it
He could tell the exact moment all the tumblers clicked into place in Chanel’s scientific brain
Her eyes widened, color surging up her neck into her face “That’s just chemistry A kiss hardly constitutes a claim”
On that, he could not agree Loss of control or not, their kiss had been a definite clai on his part “I’m surprised a wo mere about chemistry”
“We’re here”
“And?”
“And if the che, ouldn’t be”
He couldn’t believe she’d said that He’d damn near ruined a pair of Armani trousers because of the heat between them
They were not back at her apart love for two i to do with how much he’d wanted what she offered so innocently
Making love tonight wasn’t according to plan Even if it had been, Deed the plan because he’d needed the distance from his passion