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“Ah-ha, it looks as if I’m not the only one with a secret to hide” Surprised, he watched the color drain from her face “The bear,” he said quickly “We seem to both have bears in the closet”

For a couple of seconds, she looked blank Then she nodded “Oh” Her cheeks began to pinken “Oh, I see Your bear story And—and this bear…”

She gave hiuise it by sinking her teeth gently into her botto

“It’s—it’s for me”

“What is?”

“The bear”

“The bear is for you?” he said inanely Frankly he didn’t care if the bear was a peace offering to the alien king of the planet Zabu He just hoped she’d bite her lip again Or maybe not

“Yes I, uh, I collect them”

Her blouse was da A woreat smile and a lush mouth, and the faintest hint of pebbled nipples beneath that blouse…

Gray cleared his throat “Okay,” he said briskly, “if that’s everything—”

“Just one second” She transferred the bear to her other arain but not for long When she backed out this tiers “For the bear,” she said

“Oh” He cleared his throat again and searched for so to say that would make sense “Don’t you think he’d enjoy the view from inside my car?”

That had been the right thing to say It h, too

“I’m sure he’d love it, but—but I don’t want to walk into my office with him under my arm”

“Tooto face?”