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Holly knew she ought toin her ex-husband’s ar hat this was all about, wasn’t it? Finding warainst the deadly cold of the cabin?

‘What did you remember?’ she asked

‘Where we found the firewood the last time ere here It was in the shed, remember?’

‘No’ She frowned ‘No, I don’t—Oh Of course! How could I have forgotten? The wood-shed, out behind the garage’

‘That’s the place’ He leaned back against the sofa, so that her head lay against his shoulder ‘Do I get a e for this one or not?’

Holly laughed ‘My Eagle Scout,’ she said softly

‘Feels good, doesn’t it?’

‘Wonderful,’ sheeven closer

They sat without talking, soothed by the warrance of Holly’s hair Her skin She s meadow, fresh and new and touched with the scent of wildflowers And she felt—she felt wonderful, here in his arms

The feel of her was new, and yet it wasn’t How could it be? Every inch of her body was imprinted on his He remembered each curve, each sweet line He kneould happen if he kissed her throat, where it lay bare If he breathed against her skin If he raised her sweatshirt and bit gently at the straining flesh of her breast

His body turned rock-hard It was sudden and unexpected, and so unnerving that he shot to his feet while Holly gasped and clung to his neck He deposited her on the sofa, swung away, grabbed for the poker and stabbed blindly at the burning logs

‘Okay,’ he said briskly, ‘here’s the plan We’ll spread a couple of blankets on the floor, in front of the fire Then we’ll duh so we can be sure of waking up in the ers and toes still attached’

When it was safe to turn around and face her, he saw that her face was flushed with color Her eyes were dark, al in at the s Had she felt the pressure of his arousal? Or was she wary of spending the night lying so close to him?

‘It’s the only sensible thing to do,’ he said softly

She nodded ‘Yes I agree’

‘Good’

She cleared her throat and forced a little s into an advertiseenics’ Her ser to the tip of her nose ‘Or for freezer burn I do still have a nose, don’t I?’

Nick grinned ‘Definitely’

‘Good For a while there, I was pretty sure I was going to lose it’