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The afternoon light was stunning, and the situation glorious The soothing lap of the water against the hull of the boat was sinfully relaxing and they were the only boat in the bay One of the advantages of the narrow entry into Connell Cove was that many boaters missed it completely while out on the lake They ate for a while in companionable silence Erin refused Sam’s offer to top up her wine She really wanted her wits about her for what she had planned for the balance of their day together

Sam shifted in his seat and she couldn’t miss the swiftly masked expression of pain that crossed his features

“How’s your leg holding out on the boat?”

“Okay,” he said, but she could see he was hurting

“Does e help?”

“Sometimes,” he admitted

“How about I give you a h to eat?”

She raised her eyes to his again, and saw an answering flare in his There was no question he was hungry, but that hunger had nothing to do with food

“Here,” she said, holding out her hand “Come into the cabin and I’ll see what I can do to make you more comfortable”

She led him down the four steps into the boat’s interior and toward the large V-shaped berth in the forward section

“Now, let’s get you estive smile

“Whatever the lady wants,” Sam replied in kind and shucked off his sweater over his head then kicked off his shoes before dropping his jeans to the floor “Will this do?”

Erin ran a hand down his chest, across his abdo hardness in his boxer briefs “For now,” she said

She raised her hand to his chest and gave him a playful shove toward the berth, its wide expanse not unlike the California king-size beds she had in the guest roo down, she stripped down to her underwear, thankful that she still had a ed to fit her She climbed onto the bed next to him