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Vale was enjoying the late spring air, enjoying the hustle and bustle of the busy New York sidewalk, people fro past hi everything frolasses to cheap “I Love New York” T-shirts A hot-dog street vendor called out to sorowled in response

“Let’s grab an early lunch before heading back,” he suggested Quite often they’d pop into a restaurant or grab take-out so they could review a case while dining Working with Faith made lunch more enjoyable “Subs or Chinese?”

“Neither” Not a single hair out of place on her tightly pulled-back hairstyle, Faith shook her head “I can’t do lunch today”

Mentally, he ran through her schedule They were leaving the office early to head to Cape May so she only had a few afternoon appoint until one, are you?”

She didn’t meet his eyes “No, but I have other lunch plans Sorry”

Vale’s gut tightened Had she made plans to lad to see her the night before even though Vale had ed to keep her out past eleven? Had she lain in his ar the day’s events?

How had he not known she was seeing someone? Why did the fact that she was make his stomach knot?

Not because when she’d looked at hirown hard in response to her visual undressing She’d liked what she’d seen and hell if he hadn’t wanted to preen under the intensity of her green gaze

Which was all wrong He never, ever got involved with a colleague, and particularly not one orked for him

Besides, she wasn’t his type

Sex with Faith would be complicated, would come with all kinds of expectations on her part He only had sex with uncomplicated women who knew better than to expect o not to want or expect more either

Sex?

He did not want to sleep with Faith—which was the truth Sleep had nothing to do hat he’d found hi when he’d awakened

He didn’t like being aware of her Of waking with the scent of her perfuhter fresh in his mind

“I’lasses up the straight slant of her pert little nose, she looked as exasperated as she sounded