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Erik joined her, eyeing the barely put-together puzzle “You want to adios Moby Dick?”

“If we do, we can play cards”

“Strip poker?” Erik asked, his eyes glinting naughtily

This was her chance to flirt back, to let hi the best of a bad situation

But did she want to go there with him? Sure, she’d wanted hiot nasty, there was no undoing it They’d have that between theh since both Emma and Alexis had moved within thirty o another seven years without seeing Erik

“Well, if I had knoere going to play that, I wouldn’t have drunk so much wine I need my wits about me or I’ll end up as naked as the day I was born”

“More wine?” he asked

“You’re a naughty man, aren’t you?” she teased

“You say that like it’s a bad thing” Erik opened the warped puzzle box and slid the pieces inside, clearing the table Then he re the While you’re talking about Milton and Chaucer, I’ Mexican Sith the fellows at the firehouse So if we go the strip route, you will be naked”

His blue eyes sparkled and he looked eventhat ruff and sexy “You know I can’t resist a challenge”

“My gain then because I’ you look spectacular naked”

Eet to find out” She opened the tequila, not because she needed liquid courage at the moment Okay, ht ht dresses that showed off her curves Emma had always been theshe knew, she could hang with any ?”

Erik rattled off so over the rules Then they played a practice hand that he easily won

“Give me another practice roundand another shot Then we play for real” E the warue felt a bit thicker, her thighs tingly

“You sure you want to do this?” he asked

Soame He knehat tequila, strip poker and a box of condouy like Erik could do