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Standing in the shelter, her eyes drank in the sight of him He was just as beautiful to her as he’d ever been and her heart did a little flip-flop of recognition She ruthlessly quashed it She’d had plenty of time to think in the past month and while she was inwardly overjoyed to see Raoul here, she was determined to hold firm to her decision to move forith her life, without hi anymore, especially nohen there was not only herself to consider

It didn’t stop her concern when she saw hi wet

“Coet dried off”

“Thank you”

There was a strange note to his voice and she looked at hi his attention was now very fire of her tummy

“Have you been here long?” she asked as she wrestled her things to find her front door key

“About an hour,” he answered

“Outside? You’re soaking wet andcold Is my father not home?”

“Oh, yeah, he’s home,” Raoul said with a rueful smile

“Oh,” she said, suddenly flustered

If he’d already talked to her father she had no doubt that there’d been oodness, she found her key and inserted it in the door

“Hello? Dad? I’estured for Raoul to follow her inside

“So, you’re letting hih froe

“He’s traveled a long way, Dad, and it’s pouring rain outside”

“I will give you your privacy,” he said stiffly, his dark eyes fixed on Raoul as if in challenge “But I will just be up the hill with Finn and Tamsyn You will call me if you need me, yes?”

“Sure I will,” Alexis answered, and crossed the roo “Thank you,” she whispered

“Ti a her Then, with another silent glare at Raoul, he shrugged on a coat and stomped out the front door

Silence grew unco she had to say or do sos down on the coffee table between them

“I’ll get you so to dry off with”