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She held up one ar a cool layer of mist over the surface

“Now the other one”

She should insist on doing this herself But it was too te to let Tom take care of her just now No one had ever really taken care of her in years—except ot sick

He stood back and aze “What about your … neck?”

“It’s fine I think my hair protected it from the worst of the sun,” she answered

But instead he only stepped closer, aihtly pink skin was visible above the collar of her linen shirt “You silly, silly girl,” he said quietly And he aimed the can and hit her square in the chest with the cold spray

“Ah!” she cried out at the sharp contrast in temperature “Hey!”

A wicked grin curled up his cheek “Did I get it all? Ho does it go, Abs?”

Her face and li toward teasing now And his gaze had dropped to the neckline of her top, where the thin linen touched skin Her breasts tightened under the thin fabric

“Not that low,” sheshe was a daestive tone in his voice was all it took to make her body react

She wanted to stay angry Wanted to be sensible about the fact that he cae than she did and she shouldn’t be looking in his direction But he made it impossible He was just too Tom for that to happen It was pointless to deny it

He laughed, a deep, sexy rumble inside his chest, and sprayed soether and then caainst the here her cupboards used to be

He held up his hands and sers, over the tender skin of her face

Thearousing between thee oil or chocolate-flavored body butter … good God, where were those ideas co froers, which sent her into a slow melt The way his palms ran froers trailed down the curve of her neck

Like a caress