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Fate had graciously given her a handful of days alone with Collin when she’d honestly believed she’d never see hiain, and she refused to waste even aShe was going to enjoy herself, and him, and while she couldn’t predict hoould end between them, she vowed that when they parted ways this tirets for either of them

When Collin heard Raevynnbreakfast for the two of them, or rather brunch since it was nearly eleven and closer to lunchti pan for soredients for pancakes he’d seen in the cupboards that his sisterher last visit to the beach house with the kids

Just as he’d finished crisping the bacon and put it on a plate to the side of the stove, Raevynn appeared in the kitchen He heard the flip-flop of her sandals and turned his head and sth yellow dress she’d bought at Wal She wore loss her full lips, but that’s all she needed The rest was all-natural beauty Her braid was neat and tidy and fell nearly all the way down her back, and a part of hih he understood why she kept the strands restrained

It took every bit of his control not to take her in his ared to hiht to start the day with his lips on hers—that’s how comfortable he already was around her

“Good rease on a back burner to cool “How did you sleep?”

“It’s alh as she headed for the coffee he’d left out for her “What do you think?”

Her tone was playful, and he was grateful that there wasn’t any aardness between theht when they easily could have ended up in his bed But Collin was confident he’d o with the flow of things and see where it took them

“I’ to assume you slept like a baby?”

“Oh,in” She poured her coffee and stirred in about an inch of the French vanilla crea in his T-shirt and casual shorts over the ri

so refreshed and rested I could get used to this”

“You deserve to have this kind of downtime to yourself” He pulled a clean pan from a cupboard and set it on the stove for the next phase of their e your batteries Everyone does”

“You’re right,” she agreed, as if she’d already had ti to startmore time for myself”

“Good” He was glad to hear it, because clearly self-care hadn’t been a priority before now

“So, I really hate to start your first day of vacation with such a diles to go with your bacon, or chocolate chip pancakes?”

Her eyes lit up as soon as he mentioned the latter, which had been a favorite his rin curved Raevynn’s lips “You knohat I want” Her voice dropped to a low, flirty tone, the innuendo in her voice clearly deliberate