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“And there she is,” he said

“What does that mean?”

“Itworried”

“Are you saying I’m normally rude?”

“Oh, no, you’re norh Then the real Kinley comes out”

Her jaw dropped open “Youme on purpose?”

“Of course”

“Wow And here I thought that was just your a personality”

He leaned against his car, his arms folded over his chest “The politeness annoys me”

“Me being polite annoys you? How does that work?” She shivered slightly, her coat not quite up to the chill that had filled the air It didn’t help that she was tired and hungry, either

Without a word, he pulled his rather expensive looking coat off and wrapped it around her She took a step back, reaching for the lapels to pull it off and hand it back, but he reached out and put his hands over hers “Don’t take that off”

She froze, his touch shocking her, the conore, much as she wished she could

“You’re shivering with cold I don’t need it”

“I’ inside You have to drive back, you’ll need your coat”

“Believe it or not, the Maserati has a pretty good heater,” he said dryly “Keep the coat, you can bring it back later”