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She snorted “Because that’s one announce Never”

He wrapped both hands around his steering-wheel, squeezed the leather “You wouldn’t marry me?”

“I wouldn’t marry any man”

“Because of your mother?”

“Because I don’t want to be married”

“Fine, I have no intention of th” So why did her blatant rejection bite so deeply? Why did it make him want to wrap her in his ars because of her father’s abandonht”

Her ansas immediate and confident “No”

“You wantthe words for her benefit or his ego’s? “I know you do”

She shook her head “That’s just ine now that I’ve had sex I’ll respond that way to any attractive male”

What a load of garbage “Because of your hang-up about your father leaving you, you won’t have sex with ain?”

Her face paled and he regretted his sharp question, wondered why he didn’t just get her bag out and drive away, never looking back

“What would be the point?” she finally asked

“Other than a whole lot of pleasure?”

“There are other woive you pleasure Lots of theet it did and go back to just being work colleagues” Her lips compressed into a fine, stubborn line

He stared straight into her big green eyes, held her gaze, and fought all the warring emotions within him “That’s what you want, Faith? What you really want? For us to forget about what happened and go back to just working together?”