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Rather than deepen the kiss and strip her out of her clothes, I pull her to

“I’ll help you get settled”

“Thanks I’ll run out and grab a few things from the van”

She stands, shoves her feet into her shoes, and hurries outside

I walk back to the guest roo is in order

When I hear the front door open, I walk out to greet Re her pillow and a few odds and ends in her arms

“The sheets are clean,” I assure her as she follows o and washed everything after he left, so you don’t have to worry about that”

“I’m so tired, I could sleep in the bathtub”

“Do you sleep in bathtubs often?”

“I did once, in college” She tosses the pillow onto the bed, sets her things on a chair, and turns to h Can I be honest?”

“Always”

“I thought for sure you’d try to get in ht up at the chalet”

I reach out and brush h the winter, Remi I don’t have to rush it or hurry I like the idea of takingto know you Unless you’re so hot for me, you can’t stand it and need me to scratch an itch for you”

She smirks, then looks me up and down in a way that makes me want to lick her all over “You wish”

“Oh, so you’re not as attracted to me as I am to you?”

“I didn’t say that” She crosses her arer than you can”

I bite my lip and watch her, enthralled by her “You think so?”

“Sure”

“Wanna put a wager on that?”

She narrows those gorgeous eyes at er?”

“If you beg first—”

“I never beg”

“—you have to take me out for ice cream”