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‘Hmm’ she mumbled

He bent lower and s his hands out to cover her back

‘I’ll be getting a lot more of it these next few months’

‘More beautiful, then,’ he said, and he popped a little kiss on her war for a moment to savour the sensation of her hair and her ear as they brushed against hiently

Oh, hoould have liked to linger there, he thought But this was the exclusive Hotel St-Agnes, and she had already drawn her boundaries Breaking the to be a very enjoyable task

He stood back and pulled off his T-shirt

Twenty laps ought to cool things down for now

He powered through the water, aware of the muffled voices of the children and the occasional snippet of conversation as he ca this time was a luxury he hadn’t factored into this week The after up other bits of hospitality and calling in more favours

He had some solid clients he needed to line up before he met with Arturo Their influence would be crucial as he went forith his negotiations But all that was on hold because right now another plan was for in his head

Ruby was obviously pregnant If he was lucky the media interest in him would soon have faded and no one would be any the wiser until after the event But if he was unlucky, the ex-boyfriend of Lady Faye would still gather so he needed was theaspersions on his character because of his pregnant girlfriend

Hiswith ideas and scenarios His stress level was pu around his body All the while he was caught up with Ruby, who knehat Claudio was plotting down in Saint Tropez? It was enough to drive him slowly out of his mind