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Skewing up one side of his mouth, Hammer lifted the coffeepot from the counter “Um…”

He tipped the pot over, revealing that it was e it toward her

She giggled “You’re so helpless”

Shaking her head, she stepped around hi her every move

“Not at everything,” Hah drawl “But you know that”

Raine reht she’d spent in his bed was seared in her memory

“Like barking out orders and growling?” she teased to match his mood

Suddenly, his s Dom face took its place

Uh-oh Fun time is over

“I have one question for you,” he said

Raine held her breath anxiously “Yes?”

“Are you absolutely sure this is what you want to do?”

Despite her earlier reservations, she’d never beenin her life The past here it belonged, behind her The present inding itself before her, albeit on a unexpected path The future…who knew? But she refused to give up on tomorrow simply because it scared her

She lifted her chin with conviction “Positive”

“I hope you , silent moment

Then his attention drifted toward the coffeepot, and he sighed

So big and bad…until he had no coffee She grinned “It will be ready soon Patience”