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“That’s fine, Reece,” she said quietly “Will you answer my questions now?”
He strode across the room and handed the shirt to her “A few But we should hurry Wouldn’t wantI have a soft spot for a wench”
“And why do I have to be a wench?” she asked, fisted hand on either hip, hten her arry in this pose “Why can’t I be a fairabout her head
He chuckled “I think you’re a tad too saucy to be a maiden”
“So now I’m a saucy wench?”
She glanced up at hi at the mounds of her breasts
“Should I have a plastic surgeon move my eyes to my chest?” she asked
He laughed and looked up into her eyes “That would be rather convenient”
She bit her lip, trying not to laugh If she wasn’t careful, he was going to figure out that she was all talk She drew the enorled to remove the too small dress underneath
“You’ve s,” he said “I could turnshy”
“Why wouldn’t I be feeling shy? I’ve known you for scarcely an hour and you’ve… you’ve” Memories of his touch, his kiss instantly warmed her cheeks “Just turn around!”
“Getting you to fall for ain will be fun,” he said “It was none too easy the first tihed at some ht
“I can’t iine why,” she said sarcastically “Did youled out of the little dress
“No You scared the hell out of me”
“Suy”
“It tookhot, sensual woman beneath the conservative outer shell And boy was she worth the wait” He whistled long and loud
Hot, sensual wo fun at her What a jerk! “I guess you’re not so smart after all”
He laughed harder “Ah, Lara, you can’t begin to realize how much I’ve missed you”
“I’ve ain?”
“I’s”
She finally got the dress off and hurriedly tossed on thenude, but not much
“Vikings don’t have kings They have chieftains,” she told him and brushed past him as she approached the clothes on the hooks Now that her ere settling into place, she was much happier to fend for herself than to rely on him for assistance
“Maybe I’m the first”
She glanced over her shoulder at hiain,” she said
His eyesto contain ood job It’s been eight months since I last saw you”
“As far as I’m concerned, it’s been never”
“I know” He sighed heavily “We’d better hurry and get back to the men”
“Are there any shoes around here?” she asked, finding a worn pair of trousers She slipped into theulfed by the pants Reece could have fit in these pants with her Belly to belly Thigh to thigh Mound to… She blew out a breath to clear her thoughts You’d think the iloo her so Lara looked around for a belt, while Reece hunted for soth of rope and cinched it around her waist, before rolling up the trousers several times at the ankles The shoes he found were a bit small, but she could handle the pinched toes if she didn’t have to walk barefoot through snow
“Let’s go,” Reece said
“Wait, you haven’t answered any of my questions yet”