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"Okay, then, why don't we get down to business?"

"With pleasure," he agreed Though he sat on the facing couch and kicked his long legs up on the antique coffee table, she didn't trust him

Not when the word "pleasure" sounded like a clear and direct invitation to sin

She pulled out a file of newspaper and ave e thus far" She pulled out a particularly indicting photo of hi lips with a mostly undressed brunette "Impressive stuff"

He grinned "You're right The doctor who created those breasts was an artist"

She alhten hie him to be a jokester

"My job is to stop photos like this fro printed Do you knohat the first step to that is?"

"Pay off the editors?"

"Don't be a smart-ass"

"Then don't ask dumb questions"

She sucked in a breath

He took advantage of her momentary silence and moved to sit next to her "Look, sweetheart," he said and she hated how iven that he'd just insulted her "Neither of us are idiots"

She pressed her lips together and tried to stop looking at his mouth, but his eyes weren't any better than his beautiful lips

"Don't call h she sensed that he knew he had her right where he wanted her The lion hovered over his prey

Suddenly everything shifted as he relaxed back into the couch

"I shouldn't be ize for that 'du treated like a brainless jock It gets pretty old after a while"

Not only was Julie immediately chastened by what he said, but she felt like a co on to her She was nothing special to him

He was justwith her

She should be celebrating the fact that she was going to round lair free and clear with all of her clothes intact, after all So asn't she happier about it?

Why did she feel like crying?

"And I apologize for the 'set back on track, she said, "I think the best thing for your ihout the Bay Area"

"As long as they don't interfere with football camp next week"

"Sounds to me like you won't make it to camp if you don't take care of this," she pointed out

So flashed in Ty's eyes and in an instant he was the predator again "Have you ever been wrong about anything?"

"Excuse me?" she asked

He moved closer "I think my question was pretty clear"

She sed, tried to lick her lips "Rarely"

"Okay, then How about surprised?"

He'd just surprised her by bringing her to his private sanctuary, and she'd been surprised by how strongly her body reacted to his nearness after all these years

"No," she said, but her voice eaker

His s there's a first ti"