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“Maybe this will do as a re both their attention She grabbed Sawyer by the lapels, yanked him lower, and laid a kiss on him

At first, he didn’t respond and Clover had half a second to think oh shit! before Sawyer took her face between his palms and deepened the kiss She couldn’t pinpoint the moment the kiss went from for-the-job to oh-my-God-take-me-now but by the time he pulled away, her hair was messed up, her lips swollen, and her entire body was primed for more A little punch drunk, she stuled into Sawyer’s side to face-off with the Dragon Lady and her minions

All of the icy coolness was gone frolare and a stubborn set to her jaw—the original to her son’s replica Without waiting for whatever sharpened verbal knife Helene was about to unsheathe, Clover spoke up

“Sorry, girls, this one’s taken,” she said, breathless, to the pair of wide-eyed want-to-be wives “Tell your friends”

After a couple of huffs frolare frolance back at theiddy flush of having won another battle against the formidable Helene Carlyle, Clover didn’t protest when Sawyer led her through the French doors and out onto the large balcony overlooking the heart of Harbor City

The last pink rays of the setting sun peeked between the skyscrapers crowding the horizon They stood next to each other, her hand curled in his, her pulse still jackha it in as if they’d been out in the desert for too long It wasn’t the first tie point, but it never failed to take her breath away It was, in a word, nificent

“I think you just earned a dinner at Vito’s,” Sawyer said

For saving his ass again? Oh yeah “I would have figured a rich guy like you would haveto pony up half a h and dry”

His head whipped around “She did not”

“Oh yes, she did,” she said with a chuckle Teasing his mom hadn’t been smart, but she hadn’t been able to stop herself

He grinned “I hope you said no”

“I countered with a million five”

He let out a laugh, low and rued her over so she stood with her back to his chest He dropped his hands to the railing on either side of her hips, close enough to alo to Australia? Carlyle Enterprises could always use another great negotiator”

“Another?” she scoffed

“I went easy on you”