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Getting ahead of yourself, Bennet

Why would Bree, who could have any man she wanted, choose the one who had already proven himself unworthy of her? The ansas simple She wouldn’t

When Bree opened her eyes, it was light Morning She knew it happened every day, but she couldn’t help wishing it wouldn’t

As she ca hard ja’s neck cone Turning slowly, she discovered that both Rylan and Jekyll were still sound asleep One of theonally across theprecariously to one edge

Biting back a s to his bed, then slipped back beneath the warm bed covers As she did, Rylan murmured contentedly, and rolled over

Now that was a view that could s

Wishing she could reach out a hand and touch hiles of his face There were times when his features could appear harsh, but that, like the serious look in his eyes, was an expression he’d cultivated When he was relaxed, as he was now, the perfection of his face shone through

Sitting up, she reached into the drawer of the bedside table and withdrew her artist’s pad and pencils

Before long, she was lost in her sketch, following the river of her creativity fro quite ot froic trick Just her and the sketch The details, the flourishes, the eed to her No one else would capture it in the same way

The ie was influenced by what she knew of Rylan The real Rylan She didn’t draw the man the world saw She drew the man who rescued troubled and injured animals The one who offered to protect a woman he didn’t know pro bono because she was his friend’s cousin The one who slept in her bed because she was afraid to be alone

When she’d finished, she viewed the picture with a critical eye It wasn’t perfect Because his face was squished into the pillow, so But she liked it It was him The Rylan she knew

As she returned the pad to the drawer, she noticed a textup the screen of her cell If she converted it to speech, she’d risk waking Rylan

Sliding from the bed, she pulled on a sweater and warh to the kitchen Jekyll opened one eye, yawned, stretched and followed her