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“I’ll be there part of the time, of course, but I’ve received invitations to at least a dozen parties” Her social calendar always seemed to be booked solid Ty was never sure whether he was pleased or irritated by the social whirl that took so ed her escort There was consolation in knowing she had no steady boyfriend and frustration in not having the opportunity to change that
“I have a term paper to finish, so you’d better not expectto give hiement
“I’ll tell Daddy,” Tara replied sht
Whoops of laughter spilled into the alcove, destroying the intiet out of here” His handits roundness beneath the cherry wool skirt “Let’s go somewhere quiet so we can talk I haven’t had five ”
She cast a dark glance in the direction of the noise, then let it slide back to Ty “It’s a wonderful idea, but I promised Ed Bruce that I’d ride back to the sorority house with hietically “Maybe another time”
“That’s what you keep saying” A gri to wonder when that will be Tell hi with me”
“No,” she refused and lifted his hand off her knee “It isn’t my fault he asked me first, so don’t become churlish because I accepted No one tells me what to do, Ty Calder, not even my daddy”
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nbsp; In a fluid raceful, she rose to her feet A second later, Ty was standing, finally close to her The perfumed scent of her body stimulated his already aroused senses while her dark, natural beauty touched deeply into his soul His hand for away He towered before her petite fra male needs
Despite her words and action, she wasn’t angry with hi to dictate to her or control her—or limit her number of male friends It was not conquests she wanted, but the freedom to be hom she pleased, when she pleased
“Daet the chance” His voice vibrated in frustration Before, he hadn’t been willing to join the contingent of boyfriends He had wanted her all to hih to settle for anything that would allow him the pleasure of her company
Her softening expression nearly roan aloud “No one has asked ame after the New Year”
“Will you go withan inch closer
“Yes” Her dark eyes gloith proes of his restraint
His grip tightened on her waist, bringing her against him, while his other hand tunneled into her hair to cup the back of her head He didn’t h with her, but the pressure of his