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“I converted a bedrooer bathroom in here”

“Yes, I noticed it deserves its own zip code”

He smirked “I’ll fix breakfast before we head to the Lux Meet me on the patio when you’re ready”

“And he cooks,” I quipped, aduess—you studied the fine art of crêpes suzette at Le Cordon Bleu Paris?” I said it a bit haughtily

He chuckled and kissed my forehead “Betty Crocker”

I watched hieous

This was all so surreal Yet a shiver of exciteht of his he said The way he made me feel

I slipped from the bed with a sown and robe and then returned to his bathrooainstcoffee lured me away from the mirror

Down the hall, I crossed the vast great roo to pick up Dane’s shirt froht Apparently, he’d put the drawstring pants back on, because they wereI held the linen shirt tothe scent of him So much so, I loosened the sash on the robe and eased out of it I put his shirt on instead and drew in another deep breath

I turned toward the wall of s and doors and found Dane at one of the s me

I passed through the opened doors to the terrace on the bank of the creek Heaters kept the early- chill at bay

Dane had the newspaper in one hand, aof cappuccino in the other, as I joined him

“That was sexy,” he said, lust tingeing his voice

My cheeks warmed “Too bad we can’t bottle your scent I like it even more than the frankincense”

He set aside the coffee and paper and reached forme into his lap He wrapped one arm around my waist The other hand cupped the side of my face and he kissed me Slowly, deeply As it went on and on, his palm slid over my throat and down to my chest He deftly worked the first few buttons and slipped his hand inside to caress ht nipple As he paid the sama flowed in my veins