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She was not a usee She’d been thinking about becoive her the pleasure wielded at his fingertips, which would oing on a date with Jude Davenport

That terrified hersex with him

Sex was nothing to Jude Maybe dates weren’t either But to her, at thathi to a date

No

She would not set herself up for that particular disappointain

“I can tell you are way over-thinking this,” he pointed out, lifting her chin to where she was looking into his eyes again “It’s just a date, Sarah”

Just a date She hadn’tJude wanted to take her on a date A real date

“I’ to go with hi herself up for disappointment the way Kenny had never come close to

What if she grew emotionally attached?

No, she knew better than to do that with a man like Jude If they went out, it would be because he was tired tonight, but was interested in pursuing the sexual che her to watch a Broadway shoas no big deal to Jude, merely a form of foreplay

She needed to be careful not to make his offer into more than what it was

“And I’m not your type,” he countered her response, his eyes full of delicious proo to dinner and to see Phantoood tiht you’ll never forget I give my word”

The man could sell sand in the middle of the desert

“And then what?” she ventured, trying to play out in her mind ould happen after their “date” “You expect me to sleep with you and then ?”

His expression didn’t waver “I would never ask you to sneak out of my apartment, Sarah”