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Heoff of his flushed cheeks Orup fro in her sto focused on him as her nipples hardened in anticipation of the electric flash that would explode inside her the moment they touched

She should say soolden flecks in his hazel eyes held her e of a sheer cliff of need—not wanting to pull back, but unable to take that final step forward into the oblivion of passion

“I have a boring life in a s ever happens My plans for the future involve putting fifteen percent ofpapers in dry history journals that no one reads There is no roo with a woman who stands out in the room like a shiny new penny”

His lips were only ainst her parted lips like a heated caress Josie's body vibrated from toes to eyebrows If he didn't touch her soon, she would have to pounce on him

“You probably don't even eat leftovers,” he grumbled

“No”

“Or drive the exact saer down the zipper of her leather coat, frustratingly close to her breasts but not touching them

“Uh-uh” So much of her brain had evaporated she couldn't even form words anymore

“We're nothing alike” He grabbed her shoulders, squeezing the tender flesh “I a about it Do you understand me?”

Josie could only blink in response to his growled pronouncement as her heart raced and her body cried out for him

Sam dropped his hands from her as if she'd burned him and stepped back “So why do youextraordinary?”

He spun around on one heel and strode to the locked gate, his shoulders slumped The chain rattled as he shook it in a half-assed atte and looked out at McPherson's Bluff The rock stood alone in opposition to the rest of the topography, refusing to bow to the winds pushing against it

“Because ” Shehe'd rebel if she attempted to comfort him “Give yourself permission to take a leap of faith—like those people who traveled across the country Like Rebecca”

“Leap of faith” He spit out the words as if they were a curse “I' on a longshot and co up a loser, and you want me to take a leap of faith?”

“Yes”