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“No fair,” she said with a breathy little sigh “You are one of the best kissers I’ve ever had the privilege of kissing”
He grinned and kissed her again He sed her moan and she accidentally put tooher to yelp and pull back “Ouch Sorry,” she said, lifting her foot “Still tender”
“You shouldn’t be on it,” he reo down”
He surprised her by lifting her up on the counter, spreading her legs to stand between them She automatically looped her arms around his neck “See? Isn’t that better?” he asked
“Of course it is,” she agreed with a laugh “But you’rewith my plans”
“Make new ones,” heher breath and for a !—was the reason she keptdecisions in her life
Alexis reluctantly pulled away “I really need to get these cookies done”
“Please tellit on in the kitchen”
She laughed and pushed him away so she could slide from the counter “Sorry, bud Not this time You’ll just have to shelve your dirty mind for a minute”
He groaned as if that were impossible and she wanted to say, I feel your pain, but she didn’t want to s harder—ha! No pun intended—than they already were in the hands-off department
She cast a playful scowl his way “Don’t get in the way ofYou don’t want to see me when someone has blocked my cookie habit”
He raised his hands in mock surrender “Far be it fro delicious and sweet”
Alexis grinned and returned to her dough, which was just about ready She grabbed the rolling pin and began rolling out the dough “Do you like gingerbread cookies?” she asked
“Not really”
She did a double take “What?”
“Sorry I don’t care for the taste of molasses”