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'No It serves you right for being so juvenile Trying to i his ht of anyone being better than you at anything?' She began on her blouse

'You were the one who started it, suggesting I was so his hair back, spraying cool droplets of water from his arise for what I said yesterday! I was angry, confused… It shookher with open arenerous with me' As if he'd been jealous of both of them

'You ask a great deal more than Ta the last button, her courage beginning to waver

'Mmm' David'swhat kind of suit she earing A one-piece, no doubt, as modest as they come 'Whatever you said to her ned to make a deal Did she tell you?' Clare shook her head 'She won't go back to the school that suspended her, she'll go to a day school in Auckland and board at the music school If—if she makes an honest attempt to work and sort out her options for next year—and I don't ood character, I' for miracles, after all—then she can come on tour in the holidays, and to Russia, if that comes off She wasn't ecstatic, but then neither was I, so we've settled for an arht with the hoarse cry

'I didn't bring one,' said Clare cal the ca a bra, and the cold air instantly made it obvious She reached for the zip on her slacks

'You mean you swie to stand, hands on hips beneath the water which lapped against the thick spread of hair on his chest He looked quaintly disapproving

'Not usually'

'Did you think that hy I asked you out here, to go skinny-dipping?' he de the way the tables had been turned

Clare pulled off her slacks and imitated his stance In skimpy lace panties and camisole, it was dramatically effective 'Didn't you?'

'No, daone far enough, Clare Put on your suit before someone comes'

'I told you, I didn't bring one And nobody's going to co at the bottom of the camisole David's stunned eyes were riveted by the motion

'How do you know?'

'Because I told them not to'

'You told—' Black eyes shot with silver ry He swore 'I didn't get you down here to seduce you, Clare I just wanted to… to… all right, to pay you back a little But also to settle unfinished business between us'

'You ?' Business? Clare didn't want to be serious; she wanted action, not talk!