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"Good prize," Hannah said enthusiastically "What if you win?"

"Then youI can hang onhis hand in a high five

He glanced toward Savannah and saw that her lips were twitching It wasn’t a real laugh, but it was at least the beginning of a set the first point," he said

"That’s not a real laugh," Hannah scoffed She leaned over, slipped her hand down her led aloud "That’s a real laugh," Hannah said triuled away, then scowled at both of theet if I ?"

"Never happen," Trace said

"No way," Hannah agreed

"Bet I can," Savannah retorted, her eyes twinkling

"Okay, that does reed "If you win--and that’s a really big if--you get Hannah’s ive aze evenly and felt his heart take a leap into overdrive "Saht," he said softly

He noted the flush that crept into her cheeks as she re kiss they’d shared

"You’ll have to do better than that," she challenged

His gazed remained steady "Oh, I promise you, darlin’, it will take your breath away"

The blasted heater in the car must have shot the teht, barely resisting the urge to fan herself as Trace’s words hung in the air

Unlike the day before, when his seductive teasing had merely irritated her, today she was i for more…maybe because she knew for a fact exactly what Trace’s kiss could do to her Worse, she wanted another of those kisses so badly, she was going to have to try really, really hard not to laugh for the remainder of the day Given Hannah’s deteroing to have a real struggle on her hands

She could do it, though She just had to remember her resolve…and keep a whole lot of distance between herself and those two coconspirators