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Olivia knew the exact h the entrance of the plush hotel, and it had nothing to do with the sudden change in noise as the doors opened, letting in sounds of rain and car horns Shethe receptionist but she knew Her skin prickled, her belly tightened, and the air around her snapped Worse, she forgot whatever it was she’d been talking about to the young woman on the other side of the polished oak counter

So nothing had changed He still rattled her chain, made her feel hot and sexy and out of control—and he hadn’t even said a word to her Probably hadn’t recognised her back view

‘Hello, Olivia It’s been a while’

That particular husky, sexy voice belonged to only one man ‘Since what, Zac?’ she asked, as she lifted her head and turned to face hi to turn her into a blithering wreck This hy she’d left him Zac underth to walk away? Not that there’d been anythingthat should be o just because he stood a few feet from her No way did she want to ju hi it—she did Urgently

Black-coffee-coloured eyes bored into her, jolting her deep inside ‘Since we last spent the night together, enjoying each other’s company’

‘Go for the jugular, why don’t you?’ she gasped, knowing horong it was to even wish he’d give her a hug and say he’d missed her

Zac instantly looked contrite ‘Sorry, Olivia I didn’t mean to upset you’

‘You didn’t,’ she lied Behind her physical reaction her heart was sitting up, like it had so there ‘The bedrooht she’d got up at three in the , said she couldn’t do it anywhy To tell hi herself, and that was so she never did

‘So? How’s things? Keeping busy?’ Inane, safe, and so not what she really wanted to ask Got a neoman in your life? Do you ever rateful I pulled the plug when I did? Right now all herhi her on even ? Of course she had Rule nu it back then Fast

Zac had the audacity to laugh ‘What? You haven’t kept tabs on rin was lazy, and wide, and cut into her with the sexiness of it There was no anilea emotions

Shaking her head at hiainst the counter at her sides, the designer-jeans-clad legs Zac had sere the best he’d ever had anything to do with posed so that one was in front of the other and bent slightly at the knee, tightening the already tight, annoyingly daise I haven’t kept up with any gossip’

‘Dull as dishwater, that’s my life’ Unfortunately that twinkle she’d alwayshis statement

‘Right’ She rolled her eyes at hi involved in and with people, especially fe, sexy people Was she jealous? Couldn’t be She’d done the dued in the region of her heart

‘Never could fool you’ It was inordinately satisfying to see his gaze drop to the line on the front of her thigh where the th coat cut across her jeans Even rin, which rapidly started fading And downright exciting to see Zachary blink not once but twice

She didn’t need exciting in her life right now, and Zac and exciting were one and the same ‘I keep to myself a lot these days too,’ sheabout any ht in front of her

‘Now I’rin was back in place, lion-like in its power to knock her off her feet and set her quaking

‘Why? It’s not as though I’ve ever been a social butterfly’

‘There’s never been anything butterfly-like about you, Olivia’

Confidence oozed fro when they’d be in the sas she’d organised she should’ve

been able to arrange that he sat on the opposite side of the room It had proved iala ere on their own All the others were in pairs

‘You’re saying I’ with each other Reality slaasp aloud They’d teased each other ether, and had never stopped Well, she was stopping now Tiet on hat she was supposed to be doing ‘I’ve got a lot to do so I’ll see you later I hope you have a great evening’

Disappoint much like hurt but couldn’t be Not hurt She hadn’t done anything h that’d probably spiked his pride He had a reputation of loving and leaving

It had taken the death of a small child in Theatre to throw them into each other’s aruished parents from her mind, Olivia had found temporary comfort with Zac She’d also found sex like she’d never known before How they’d spent years rubbing shoulders atfor each other until that day was one of life’s mysteries Fro each other’s clothes off, falling into bed, onto the couch, over the table They’d done little talking and a lot of action

Tonight, if they were stuck together for any length of time, she’d talk and keep her hands to herself That had been the plan, but so far it wasn’t working out Not that she’d touched Zac yet Yet? With her , it would take very little to change that She had to get serious and focus on what had to be done ‘I’ll leave you to check in’ Her voice was pitched high—definitely no control going on there

‘I’ in’

She should’ve remembered that She knew all the naht here instead of driving home afterwards ‘Do you live nearby?’