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“If being honest is flattering you, then yes”

The heat in his voice sent butterflies flitting around in her belly The passionate look he gave her had her clenching her thighs To neutralize the sudden rush of tingles within her, she placed her wineglass on the coffee table and reached for her phone No calls No texts “Nothing from Shane yet”

Sawyer chuckled “In a hurry to get out of here?”

“Aren’t you?” She lifted her head, seeing the heat in his eyes “We should be out finding Travis I’”

His laugh turned a bit deeper, throatier “Now that is soulp and rose “I stayed at the hospital last night with Ash and left froo see you at the office Would you mind if I had a shower?”

“Nope, go for it” Chloe’s cheeks warmed

Sawyer naked? Oh, Jesus!

A srabbed the TV remote off the coffee table and clicked the TV on He handed her the controller “Feel free to watch anything you’d like I’ll be quick”

The burn of passion lingered in the air as he left the living roo breath, curled her legs underneath her, and began flicking through TV stations for so mindless The moment she reached a soap opera she used to watch in her teens, Sawyer’s cell phone rang on the coffee table

Leaning forward, she glanced at the screen Captain Since she heard the shower going, she ignored the call and continued to surf the channels A short while later his phone rang again This time the caller ID showed D a Dmitri before, but she’d never h she knew they also were Porter’s buddies

When the ringing stopped, the call probably going to voicemail, Chloe leaned back into the couch She’d just settled in to watch the shohen the phone rang again, the caller ID noing Mout Three people called in less than fivehad happened with Ashlyn Even better, perhaps they cau

ght Travis

She heard the water stop running through the pipes, indicating that Sawyer turned off the shower Concerned about Ashlyn, she grabbed his phone and moved toward the staircase “Sawyer?”

Not receiving a response, she began to climb the stairs Once at the top, she discovered two bedrooht and a master bedroom to the left, with a small loft area that held his computer “Sawyer?”

“In here” His voice carried from the master bedroom