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She just stared at hiio could be soso?

Bella could not find the right word Sexy wasn’t strong enough Wicked was closer to the mark

An i he’d looked in those very revealing swiine what it would feel like, having a ht, her heartbeat going truly haywire

‘You can’t be serious!’ she blurted out at last

‘I’m very serious’

‘But Iyouwe’

‘Are not related in any way,’ he finished for her ‘We never were Look, I’ve always fancied you, Bella Especially after you grew up and becaeous If truth be told, most of the male population in the world fancies the beautiful Bella So it won’t be any hardship to make love to you’

Bella gulped, shock and te rendered her speechless Not in her wildest dreaio would offer himself to her in such a fashion She wanted to say yes She really did But finding that one little as so hard

‘I don’t usually go to bed with a ed

He shrugged ‘There’s always a first ti’

‘II don’t know, Sergio,’ she said, trying to find some reason—any reason—to say no, panic a heartbeat away ‘People say sex has a way of spoiling friendships’

‘Coh we live in each other’s pockets When thisyour way back to New York and we probably won’t see each other again for another decade’

Bella frowned, not liking that thought one bit

‘What’s that expression?’ Sergio said with a wry s out to take her by the shoulders and pull her towards him ‘Friends with benefits? That is e can be, Bella Friends with benefits’