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’Course, then he’d have to let Quentin deck hiuard, not her lover
And yet, the attraction between hi tiainst her had sinited the tinderbox that they’d shoved their attraction into so they could safely ignore it
He was going to have to tread carefully, that was for sure Aure out sooner rather than later as uring out what uncharted territory he and Allison had steered their relationship into
He glanced back over at her sleeping face Whether Allison was going to adht wasn’t finished
Allison woke to the smell of fresh coffee Had she set the automatic timer on her coffee pot?She rolled over and opened her eyes Dark wood ceiling beareeted her She frowned, momentarily disoriented Where was she?
And then it all careement to co the sheets together
She flushed He’d certainly lived up to her fantasies and then some
They’d woken up in the ht, and they’d had at each other in a way that had been just a bit lessthan the first time
More iht she’d seen a side of Connor that he rarely let anyone glimpse She’d seen vulnerability when he’d talked about his father’s death and she’d realized his protective instincts ran deep and strong
Then he’d made love to her tenderly and passionately
Made love Was that literally what it had been?
Her mind shied away from the question
Certainly he desired her She hugged the sheet to her as she thought about Connor’s deht
She had to aded irrevocably
Footsteps sounded on the stairs
She groaned Leave it to Connor not to give her a moment to freshen up and look presentable
“Rise and shine, princess”
He was dressed in a beat-up T-shirt and jeans and his hair still appeared damp from his shower He looked positively yummy
A smile played at the corners of his lips He held out the steaht your shot of caffeine I was going to hold it under your nose to resuscitate you, but I see you’re awake”
She sprang up in bed and held out her hands “Bless you”
He handed her the cup and then sat on the side of the bed “Creaar”
She sipped “Muess?”
He shrugged nonchalantly “There are a few things I’ve picked up about you over the years One of them is how you like your coffee”
“Part of your dossier on me?”
He looked at her enigmatically “You could say that”
“H the coffee It really wasn’t necessary”
She again felt the saht, before…before… As she felt herself start to blush, she yanked her ht
“Actually, it was necessary,” he said matter-of-factly
She quirked a brow, struggling for the casual, un-caring attitude that had been so easy to adopt where he was concerned—before last night
“I’ll ad in ”
She couldn’t resist asking, “And how do I look?”
“Like a wohly ined”
She felt herself heat “You’re crazy”
He nodded “Yep, crazy for you Though I have to adood antidote for that At least temporarily”
Oh, boy Soerous than his old sarcastic tone