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“You damned well can,” she snapped “You do! You care about Chance, Josh, Linda, and…”

She stopped speaking and glared at hiure out on his own But it was so hard to stand by while he fooled hi he was this remote island, without any kind of emotional connection to the rest of humanity

“I don’t want to spend the tiuments,” she said

He lifted his hands to pal his thued her head down for a kiss

“Agreed,” hekiss to an end “I can think of so ”

She giggled at his word choice “Pleasant? Like a nice cup of tea or an afternoon stroll, you mean?”

“I’ve been hanging out with you Englishers for too long,” he retorted “Fine, I can think of so ”

“Better,” she whispered against his lips “Things like what?”

“Let’s get this dress off, and I’ll show you”

“Out of curiosity, and because I want a heads up in case I need to duck for cover when Miles finds out, but are you shagging your bodyguard?” The question was nonchalantly lobbed at Vicki, one Fridayone of the rare breakfasts she and Hugh shared together Vicki choked on her toast and stared at her brother in mute horror, not sure what to make of his dispassionate expression

He rolled his eyes and reached for the butter “Close yourcarp”

“Why would you ask uilty as hell Hugh slanted her an amused look as he took a bite of his marmalade-smeared toast

“Because I want to know the answer,” he said around a crunchy ht now—” He shook his head with a chuckle He lifted his phone to take a quick snapshot of her face, before turning the device to show her the unflattering picture She looked coht red, her , while her eyes practically popped out of her skull “Dead giveaway”

“Ty and I have…grown closer,” she prevaricated diplomatically