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She should move to the other end of the couch, or better yet, run up the stairs and out the door Anything to get away from the sensual pull he held over her

"I've been surprised before," Ty said, not seeood, since she wasn't capable of giving one at theto reht, how not to dive at his ht this goddamned second!

He leaned down and said, "Don't you wonder what I was surprised by, Julie?"

"No" But what she meant was, "Yes, oh yes!"

He brushed one finger against her cheek and said, "You"

She was so caught up in his touch, in the way he was looking at her like she was everything he ever wanted, that she forgot about running Forgot that she hated hiood he was capable ofher feel

Her silence aers moved across her lips She felt funny all over, like she'd left her real body, her brain elsewhere

"Don't you want to knohy?" he asked Desperately

But she couldn't adiven herself to hi hih the client-consultant boundary If

she spoke she'd only betray herself, her longing She tried to shake her head no, but all her sers to slide all the way across her lips

That way lay madness

She had to say so Had to let him know that she was here for business and business only

She cleared her throat "I don't care about our past, Ty Only the future--the one where you act like a respectable celebrity and I get a paycheck for a job well done The only reason I' and ain"

She'd never told so many lies in one breath before

CHAPTER SIX

Bringing Julie downstairs and surprising her with his art and books had been a stroke of genius He was going to have to thank Bobby for the brilliant idea of hiring an i Julie would materialize in the crowds at a football stadiuht Bobby Wilson would be the -overdue reunion?

She was so sexy when she got flustered and tried to pretend she wasn't wanting hi her Ty couldn't remember the last time he'd had this much fun

"Okay," he said, his lips an inch froht he was about to kiss her, but he couldn't Not yet, anyway It was imperative that she kiss hi advantage of the situation "You tell me what I need to do and I'll do it"

Her eyes ide at his sudden about-face and she looked ht he was about to swoop in and take her lips, taste her, pin her beneath him while she moaned in ecstasy

A little patience, that's what she needed to learn Because so fireworks

/>Julie quickly recovered her coe First off, you need so conservative in pictures"

He raised an eyebrow "How do you plan to do that?"

"We'll hire a media consultant to train you how to answer questions and pose for photos"

"That's a nice offer, but I don't think a media consultant can help me with my problem"

Her eyebrow arched up "Which probleood-looking? Or, maybe, that you're too successful? Woe is you"

"If you hadn't noticed, women can't resist me"

Her eyes narrowed "Uh-huh"

"So if they're going to throw themselves at me no matter what I do, you'd better teach me another way to deal with them"

"Youthem in public?"

That little quip was downright snarky--whichso it would translate into great things in the sack