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Another hearty laugh filled the roo couth”

“Now that is a word I know I just have difficulty e”

He knelt beside her “I haven’t been so arrogant”

“No,” she ers “Maybe that’s not the right word Confident better suits you”

“Not so much when it comes to you” His heart constricted further An odd sensation He kissed her, then stood and toed off his boots

She said, “This tub will take a half hour to fill, at least So I’ to sit here and watch you undress, if you don’t mind Take your time,” she added his previous sentiment

He groaned “You’re notit easy for me to keep my distance”

Jade shot him a seductive look “I never once said that hat I wanted”

Darien’s shoulders tensed “There’s an old saying about flirting with disaster”

“Or walking a fine line Skating on thin ice” She shrugged “I kno to heed a warning, trust me But this…”

Her gaze swept over hi love with hi her so carefully she’d found a ed mind as she tried to heal s

She set the book aside and stood Turning off the faucets, she said, “You’ll need the water pressure for your shower”

Then she crossed to where he remained rooted, his eyes locked with hers The cords of his thick neck drew taut and his jaw set Her nearness did things to him, she could tell She evoked physical responses within him as easily as he did within her Emotional ones, as well?

By the flash of need in his eyes, she guessed so

“But this…what?” he asked