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Josh was sprawled out in an armchair His lips twitched as he lazily folded his arms “It’s a TV, Caroline”

She du on the couch and put her hands on her hips “I know it’s a TV It’s nothere? Where is my TV?”

“Sweetheart” Josh rose lazily and took a step towards her “I know you liked your TV but it was older than my parents It didn’t even have ESPN This one has HD, CNN and ESPN Plus, it hangs on the wall, so it frees up that little table for you to pile more books on”

Caroline felt her blood pressure rise “Why are you spouting acronyms at me? How am I supposed to knohat HDPSN is and why should I be excited about it? I didn’t ask for this TV I don’t need it I don’t want it I barely watch TV Take it back”

Josh stepped into her space He put a hand on either side of her neck His thuled her face up to hiuessed from the state of your TV that you didn’t watch it ht now And a man needs access to football”

“Josh McInnes,” Caroline said, “if you think—”

His lips covered hers The kiss eet, tender and very, very sensual Caroline felt the tension drain from her body with each touch of his lips

“I’e to vomit,” his father said

Josh moved away from her as he swept his thumb over her bottom lip “Are we okay about the TV?”

Her brain was foggy “Okay,” Caroline whispered

He sently pushed her towards the door

“Go get ready for bed You’re up early tomorrow”

Feeling slightly drugged, she nodded to theon her favourite pink satin pyjamas when she realised that she’d followed Josh’s orders without so

Her eyes narrowed He was ic lips to do it

“So that’s where I’ve been going wrong all these years,” his father said as soon as Caroline disappeared “I should have just kissed your et her to do what I wanted”