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An aard silence fell Neither moved

Baffled by the whole situation, she had no idea what to say or do or feel She’d never gone fro before Hell, she’d never come on her desk before with someone she’d only known a few days and wouldn’t know for er She needed to escape

“Well then, I guess you’re heading back to Denver soon Have a safe drive” A cold brick settled on her heart She had to get out of here before she started crying again Hanging her head she trudged down the hallway toward the door One probleet by him

“No” His firm voice halted her feet

Her head popped up as her pulse increased “No?”

He put the coffee down on an empty shelf A frisson of sexual heat sparked between the her toward a dangerous and rocky coast Afraid her heart would be broken on the shore, she kept her eyes lowered

“You proer down her cheek “I thought you were the kind of woman who kept her word”

Blinking back unwanted tears, she forced her wobbling lip to still before gazing up at him It scared her how badly she wanted to spend even a little ue picture for ho into bed and snuggling up against his warhts but they lingered

She should walk away now andthis time with Jake would haunt her She’d recovered froain Probably

Heat enveloped her fingers as she intertwined theile in his, like delicate china laid atop an oak table They shouldn’t go together, but they did “Let’s go”

Jake delivered a soft kiss to the top of her head and duether, they strolled out the door, hand-in-hand, into the gathering dusk

Chapter Twelve

How is it that you own a restaurant and don’t cook?” Jake took a pan down froe rack in Harvest’s kitchen They’d ended up at the restaurant after a short detour to the Stop and Sip because of Claire’s barren refrigerator at houred they could both use some comfort food

“I ignore the recipe and add in a little of this and a little of that” Claire shrugged “When I’m in the kitchen I just can’t follow directions” She handed his

He snorted “Yeah, no shock there”