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“Does the naotten the name printed on the token

His frown deepened “Not a thing Why do you think it should?”

“Because I found a dollar token in your bedroll with her name on it, and portrait” Lorna confronted hie and dared him to deny the evidence “And you know you stayed out late both nights ere in Dodge City”

“Do you think I spent those nights in the company of some other woman?” His eyes narrowed

“How else did you get the token?” she challenged

“It’s accepted as coin I probably got it back in change when I paid for the drinks I had at the saloon on one of those evenings,” he said “No woh not to want you”

“Is that true?” She had draarily back from the tub to study him

A hardness flickered across his expression “I can’t prove it, if that’s what you’re asking”

“You wanted toto remember why she had been so reluctant to have hione to another woman to satisfy your needs”

“Perhaps” There was a griht I undressed my bride, I haven’t been interested in the satisfaction soood a job at that”

There was an underlying thread of anger in his voice that seemed at odds with his assertion “Why does that upset you?” She frowned

“Because…” His wet hand pulled her back to the edge of the tub as his other hand cah of you” He breathed the words into herher with the heat of his desire

His hands tried to draw her closer, atteainst him despite the barrier of the tub A responsive need cla her body pliant to his hile her pulse raced His h kisses over her face and throat In a briefdampness of her dress

“You’re getting me all wet,” she murmured in halfhearted protest

“Take it off, then” His fingers partially unfastened the back of her dress and impatiently pushed it off her shoulders so his lips could explore their round curves