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Carly sed heavily And the way he’d made love to her

She released a slow breath, hoping he was so engrossed in returning work emails he wouldn’t notice

At least, she presu work e up his next woman

And when had she become so insecure?

She sighed again She was not going to blow this out of proportion It had happened and it had been wonderful More wonderful than she could have ever ias

But sex—noup white picket fences or planting fruit trees that took years to bear produce She’d learned that lesson the hard way And it wasn’t as if she had fallen in love with him That would be

Carly’s hand squeezed her throat

Love? Who mentioned love?

She sed Tried to breathe

She wasn’t in love with him She wouldn’t be that foolishly stupid That brainless to fall for a ht break her completely if she let him

‘That’s a lot of sighing going on over there You okay?’

Startled, Carly glanced at him ‘Fine’

His smile cocked a little ‘You sure?’

He reached out and entwined his fingers with hers

Carly’s heart kicked against her rib cage God, the man was lethal

‘Absolutely’ Absently, Carly wondered if she could add acting to her résus in perspective Dare wasn’t interested in long-ter,’ she continued, ‘that it would be best not to let anyone knohat happened last night’

Dare frowned ‘Because?’