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“I’ silly You’re not interested in this—whatever this is—and Jess is interfering, though why, I have no idea Rather than be uncos more uncomfortable between us than they already are”

“I didn’t say I wasn’t interested” His dark eyes burned into hers “I said it wasn’t wise”

She didn’t knohat to do with that On one hand it ain On another she’d agreed it was a ain and consciously made herself stop The truth was, even if she were interested in To up on so for trouble

“You’re right It’s not the s”

“Now that we’ve established that, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t come It doesn’t have to be a date”

“I’ot that memo”

“I’ll make sure she understands I’ll reitation o as s alone Really, Abby, it’s me, not you”

She raised an eyebrow There it was Double whaht, then

“I know, I know” He had the grace to look sheepish “Worst cliché in history but it’s true Just because Jess doesn’t kno to ht I’m not—”

“Interested,” Abby finished for him, her voice flat

He shifted his feet “Well, clearly I am on some level I did kiss you”

“Why did you?” She tilted her head and watched his face He had such an interesting face, a little dark andset of stubbornness How could she not be drawn to him?

The question seeain And it wasn’t relieved by his answer

“I don’t know I just looked at you and … and I wanted to”

This time she did bite her lip He’d wanted to kiss her, but was incapable of anything deeper That spelled trouble in her books She had to start looking at him as her contractor and not like …