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Still sounding chipper and unfazed by his lack of enthusiastic reply, Mindi explained "A buyer For the pawnshop"

Carefully, giving hi with that" He got his feetbut couldn’t pace far, not with the phone attached to the wall

"Officially, we’re not But you know that Frank and Tipton were friends, so I’ve let others know that it’s up for sale I figured it was the least I could do"

So she called the lawyer by his first na Whitaker ran a so on for hiht noise at the front door Anticipation surged through hiet back to you"

Mindi was still thanking hi up

CHAPTER FIVE

AFTER SEEING HIS car still in the driveway, Yvette had to fight the urge to take off again If her legs didn’t feel like noodles and if sweat didn’t soak her clothes, she , she’d walked in the park, bought a coffee and donut, lingered, procrastinated and all in all been a co it to herself didn’t ied to ht awful

Trying not toshe’d be able to sneak to her bedroo Cannon, she turned the doorknob, poked her head inside--and found his naked Hips and othervital partsbarely concealed by a small white towel

Good Lord Her jaw loosened

Her heart punched into her throat, and then dropped hard into her belly

She stared without blinking

Mouth quirking, Cannon said, "You "

She did, quickly stepping in and closing the door behind her, then dropping back against it "You’re--" naked "--not dressed"

"Just got out of the shower"

It took a very deep breath before she could squeak out, "Oh" That breath had filled her head with the scent of aze tracked down his body, taking it all in Those sleek, hard shoulders His wide chest half-hidden by e andmmm

Those abs