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She let him

“I feel ridiculous,” she h she’d had these rules for herself since Drew, she’d never grilled any man since about his personal relationships Because none of the ly or as deeply as this one

“Don’t” Coop pulled her toward theonto the cushions

“If it bothers you to think there’s solad you came here because you were concerned” He brushed his hands over her bangs and slowly re into her eyes

“Are you okay?” she asked, reminded of why she’d come here in the first place

“I never thought about what my job did to the people I write about, but I’ve been on the other side of the story twice recently and I can’t say I like it much It makes me feel raw and exposed”

“What wouldcloser

“This” He placed her hand on his chest, her pal her lips in a soul-deep kiss

He tasted like mint, he smelled like freshly showered ue swirled inside herwhat she didn’t He knew exactly how to kiss in order to engage all of her He nibbled on her lower lip and a corresponding tug kicked in deep in her belly He soothed the bite with his tongue and the swirls of need traveled lower and loinding into her abdohtened her thighs together to prevent herself fro what she really wanted

He thrust his hand into the back of her hair and tilted her head, giving him better access to the far reaches of her ers into his chest, groping for so only bare skin

The far-away ring of a telephone penetrated her consciousness but she pushed away the intruding noise He didn’t see either, because he’d lifted her shirt and cupped his big hands around her waist, letting his thumb trail up her sides He paused beneath the strap of her bra Still kissing her, he grazed her brsts over the fabric, teasing her niles into tight, rigid peaks

That’s when his answeringloud in the rooeood publicity for Dad’s bar The blogger mentioned it by name Talk to you later”

Soed to separate herself fro as hard as she was His eyes ide and glazed and she wondered if he was as stunned as she They’d gone far fast Nor this close to anywith Coop seemed to have a life of its ohich meant it was only a matter of time before they… She shut her ht Her body was still tingling froone if they hadn’t been interrupted? She treht

But they had been interrupted and thethey hadn’t yet discussed

“Did I ed?”

CHAPTER FIVE

“ENGAGED” COOP TRIED to process the word

“Soht at the exact , so it looked like you ” Lexie rose and tried to smooth the nonexistent wrinkles in her clothes

He wasn’t sure what had heror that kiss He sure as hell knehich one had hit hiotten all finesse His brother’s call served as a re He h her hair and pick up where they left off, but Lexie wasn’t a quick lay They had business together and daet to know her better…even if he did want her in his bed

“Do you want to see the blog?” she asked