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“Oorunted as he wrapped an arm around her

“I thought you were dead,” she said as she buried her face in his shoulder

He pulled back froht, and looked down at her

“Let ht, your sissy ex-fiancé would win?”

“No,” she said “I mean, maybe Well, look at yourself You’re naked and he had a knife It wasn’t exactly a fair fight”

“You’re right there It wasn’t a fair fight,” Lake told her, clearly offended “I’m a trained professional and he’s an idiot”

Kirsty found herself s

“Can we deal with your wounded ego later?” she said “We have other problems”

“Like what?” He shrugged and she felt the action ripple through her body “The women

have the idiot under control What more is there?”

“My shop is on fire,” she said

He stilled

“Don’t joke”

“No joke”

She wrapped her arms around hi she could do there anyway, except try to put the blaze out with her ht now, she needed to be with Lake