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He flexed at her words, then groaned softly It was going to be a long night “Positive”

He was torn between asking her to stop tor it The outco, more than a little messy

Just a few seconds ave hi of her hand He would stop her before things got out of control

But Phoebe being Phoebe and his attraction to her being what it was, that point of “out of control” arrived a lot faster than he would have realized Painfully aroused and right on the edge, he grabbed her wrist

“You’re killing me”

“So not my purpose”

Then she stunned hi down between his legs As her fingers toyed with his testicles, her mouth settled on his erection From there it was a thirty-seven-second journey to heaven

Later, when he’d returned the favor and they were back in the sleeping bag and tangled together, Zane allowed himself to wonder what life would be like with Phoebe Would she enjoy his world or would the wide-open spaces wear on her? He had a feeling she would hold genealogy classes for the goats and self-actualization classes for the steers She would h

She would love him

Phoebe was the kind of woive her heart co, and forever, unless the guy was a complete jerk and broke her heart Phoebe was made to love and be loved

She could never be for him He didn’t want to love anyone—ever Love was isolation and danger and pain Which meant he should have told her to head over to Maya’s tent Safer for him and for her

Instead he pulled her sleeping body close to his and lightly kissed her hair

Tomorrow, he pro to want to have this one night to remember?

ZANE AWAKENED THEM both early By the time Chase stirred, he had both their tents down and was on his third cup of coffee Phoebe had pro at her from across the fire, he wasn’t so sure There was no way anyone could see her drea was different

She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear “What? You keep looking atany”

It didn’t matter; she was still beautiful

“You look different,” he told her “Satisfied”

Color flared on her cheeks “You’re only saying that because you know the truth”

“Uh-huh”

He doubted that, but h of a distraction to keep everyone fro out the truth

“How long is it going to rain?” she asked as she fingered a pole holding up the canvas sheet they put up to protect the fire and the seating area around it “It sure got cold and damp in a hurry”