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Date? The word didn’t come close to what he’d shared with Becca She’d been in his blood like a wildfire, one that could never be doused

“Huds, I’m scared”

Her blonde hair fell around golden shoulders, rippling waves that glistened in theup at hiuy think of things Like getting lost inside Rebecca Draper

“I’ve never done this before” Her voice faltered, those big eyes falling away fro he didn’t quite understand But in thathe wanted

Hudson’s young body, taut and hard and aching with desire, gathered her in his ared to say

Thehis head, Hudson ran his hand through his hair Christ, she was back here? What the hell were the odds in that? This toas small Insular He’d run into her for sure He wasn’t exactly sure how he felt about that The thought of seeing her with her husband and probably a pack of kids wasn’t so he relished

That had been his dream once Until he’d screwed it up

“I didn’t know,” he muttered “How is she?”

“You guys will catch up”

“Not sure she’d want that” The words were out before he thought better and Jake’s eyes narrowed a bit before glancing over Hudson’s shoulder

“I guess you’re gonna find out”

Hudson followed Jake’s gaze, settling on the woman who’d walked into the Coach House a few minutes earlier She was at the far end, behind the bar, her back turned to hi the delicate lines of a neck he ay too fa bartender guy and Hudson couldn’t tear his gaze from the curve of her cheek, the se more times than he deserved

She put her hand on the bartender’s forear inside him Hudson didn’t like it—not one bit—and that was plain stupid He had no clai tiht he’d left her at the end of her driveway sobbing her damn heart out