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She looked up with a start and saw thein his arize to hiy she owed hier “Hu any”
“That’swhere that teone You see dinner”
Well, Allison thought, sodinner “Quite the one for coht, aren’t you?”
“Is that what you want? Co, it contained a hint of seriousness
“Don’t be ridiculous”
He cocked his head, pretending to think, before clearing his throat and looking down at her “Your eyes have the color and sparkle of aquaht sky—”
“Stop” Even knowing he was teasing, his words sent a ripple of liquid pleasure through her
“Why?”
“Because we’re in a room full of people” And she couldn’t take anymore
“Ah” His eyes glea is the vertical expression of a horizontal desire?”
He was telling her? She was practically going up in flames, incensed yet aroused by their banter
“So how aood as Slade?”
“Who?”
“Preppy boy”
She must have continued to wear a blank look, because he added impatiently, “Mr Make-Love-Not-War”
“That’s Makepeace,” she said, correcting him
“Sa”
“And his name is Sloan, not Slade”
“Yeah, whatever Were Makepeace’s coood?” He leaned closer to whisper in her ear “I bet he didn’t turn you on, petunia”
He was iured he owed her one by this point, but she illing to consider the two of theet rid of him now
His lips turned up a notch “The look on your face is saying you want to kick me in the shins”
“And some other places”
“You’re too fiery for a milksop like Makepeace”
The song they were dancing to faded into another slow tune “I’ll be the judge of that”
Connor cast her a disbelieving look “Seems to me you’ve alreadyfor guys fro side of the tracks”
One guy in particular, but she wasn’t going to give hi that Especially since he see her “You know,” she said, her voice dripping disdain, “I y”
She had the satisfaction of seeing him look taken aback for an instant That expression was quickly replaced by one of sardonic amusement however “I can think of y, petunia So why don’t you narrow it down for me and tell me what in particular spurred this fit of remorse?”
She gritted her teeth The only re clobbered hiot a call fro lot He see him”
“So naturally you thought I was the one who called to fill him in,” he supplied
“It was a logical assumption to have jumped to under the circumstances,” she said defensively
He arched a brow “Logical because I’m an untrustworthy snitch where you’re concerned, is that it?” His lips tightened “Ever since I lied to you and went to your folks with the story of you at the biker bar when you were seventeen It goes as far back as that, doesn’t it?”
“It wasn’t a far-fetched conclusion to ju to deny suggesting to Quentin that I quit the DA’s Office because the job erous for me?”