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It had been ain people led to eht Time to finish up this meal and take her up to bed, where there would be very little talking Not on his part, anyway His tongue would be otherwise occupied By the ti hi on her mind

‘Do you want dessert?’ he asked, only out of sheer politeness

‘Heavens, no,’ she replied ‘I’ve had more calories today than I usually eat in a week’

‘Rubbish What about coffee?’

‘No I’d rather not sit here any longer, if you don’t mind I can always make us some coffee up in the apartment’

Alex sirl who knohat she wants’

‘I suppose you think I want you,’ she said, her re hireat PA, but a pain in the neck as a lover

‘That thought did cross my mind when you kissed me in the shower earlier,’ he said in droll tones

At least he had the satisfaction of seeing a guilty colour enter her cheeks

‘It’s been some time since I’ve had any decent sex,’ she said, defiance quickly back in her eyes ‘If I wasn’t on the rebound from my relationship with Dwayne, you would never have made it to first base with me’

The corners of his mouth tilted up into a sardonic smile ‘You honestly believe that?’

Harriet stifled a groan of dismay What on earth had possessed her to start this type of tit-for-tat conversation? Not only was it dishonest of her, it was potentially hu look on his far-too-handsoone conclusion that she would do whatever he wanted Her pathetic effort to pull hison her; Alex’s bedroo at her in a wickedly sexy fashion Clearly, herubbish Which she was That was the problem