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After that kiss this iven into te his fool father would have done Gone after a ic moment and to hell with the consequences And Dare knew Carly hadn’t told his grandfather about it because the old man hadn’t tried to take him out
In soht that he’d corandfather’s mistress made his stomach turn Especially when he didn’t even like her In fact the only reason he’d even touched her was because she’d daoaded him into it
Yeah, just like Jake Ryan forced you to steal a car when you were fifteen to take a joy-ride that could have ended a lot worse than a lecture from the local sheriff
Dare sighed Bottom line he’d wanted to kiss her and so what if it had driven him almost to the point of no return? His eht now Unusual, yes, but not un about In a matter of hours she’d be history—at least for hin any ed
Hearing voices on the terrace below, he glanced over the wrought-iron railing His randfather had just given her
Nice touch, he complimented cynically His mother loved flowers
Another voice joined theirs and Carly stepped into his view looking fresh and dazzling in white trousers and a striped T-shirt
Scowling, he stepped back inside, changed into fresh jeans, a T-shirt and boots It wasn’t exactly garden-party attire, but then he hadn’t brought garden-party clothing in the duffle that fitted beneath the seat of his bike Nor was he in a garden-party frame of mind And he certainly wasn’t here to impress anyone
He cast his hellance Two hours and he’d be on the open roads again
‘Walk to the village?’ Carly repeated, not sure she’d heard right
She had been counting the seconds until this torturous lunch would be over and now the Baron wanted her to extend it And extend it with Dare of all people!
Oh, she knehy he had asked He wanted sorandson breathing down his neck and she couldn’t say she blamed him Sure, Dare hadn’t been as hostile as he had been the previous evening, but he hadn’t exactly been nice either But take hi above and beyond the call of duty She was here to take care of Benson’s physical health, not his emotional health