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“And here I thought that’s what fur was for” He shot a horrified look her way “You didn’t shave him, did you?”

“No” Taking an exasperated breath, she shook her head, pursed her lips at hi to work”

He had the audacity to glance at her, all innocence and good looks “What isn’t going to work?”

As if he didn’t know exactly what he was doing

“What you’re doing”

“Which is?”

“Trying to get et toweekend” She fixed hi weekend, Vale”

Changing lanes on the parkway, he passed a slower car “What’s wrong with us just having some fun?”

Was he kidding? “The only reason I’ weekend”

“That’s not true I asked you to accompany me this weekend because le fe in front ofa walk down a long aisle to a short-noosed rope” He pulled off the parkway, zipped through the EZ Pass lane at the toll booth, and headed toward don Cape May “With you by my side, she’ll leaveto call out the National Guard”

The National Guard? Did he expect such a rush of fe another quick look at hiet his e, Dr Vale Wakefield was still the finest catch in New York

For the weekend she was to defend his bachelorhood? Where was the 1-800 hotline to the National Guard? She’d be the one needing reinforcements

“She won’t buy that I’ue”

Vale shot her a quick look “Why wouldn’t she?”

Should she list the reasons? Write him a thesis perhaps? “I’m not your type”