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Six

A ny hope she'd had that she could chalk up last week's embrace as an aberration was vaporized by the heat of their kiss

It sizzled along her nerve endings, danced along the surface of her skin and pooled as throbbing need between her legs

Griffin cupped the back of her head, slanted his ue

Rock-hard planes pressed against her, and his mouth tasted of wine and man

It was like being consuhly enjoyed

She moaned low in her throat…and a ement

Abruptly she was brought back to earth

She pushed Griffin away, and her gaze landed on the amused expressions of two of the waitstaff

Clearly she and Griffin had been providing some free entertainment

She co an exae antics

She touched Griffin's arhtly, "Come with me"

She knew there was a study across the hall from the kitchen, and it was likely e place mostly outside

She led the way, and once inside, she shut the door behind them

Table la a rooray sofa facing the fireplace

She faced Griffin "So is today's performance your coda to a carefully constructed plan to ruin my life?"

He raised his eyebrows, his expression mild

She started counting off on her fingers "Let's see Last week, you inforrab me for an adolescent tussle in front of my employees"

He had the indecency to let his lips to twitch

"I needed to grab your attention," he said "I succeeded"

She ignored the flutter in her stomach "I have options, you know"

So what if she sounded defensive? This whole conversation was ridiculous She couldn't believe she was even discussing the topic of conceiving a child with Griffin Slater

Except his proposition was so ludicrous, she was having a hard ti up with a sane way to refute it So instead of addressing the sticky issues—such as their cohtforward one

She regarded him coolly "It's possible to just buy a vial of sperm over the Internet these days Why do I need you when I'nant on my own?"

He eyed her "Do you really want to be a single parent?"

What she really wanted was to be loved for herself, she thought, but squelched the ard thought "I could have s frozen until I met someone"

"Egg freezing technology is still experi years to be a parent"

She was surprised he knew about egg freezing, but she supposed he'd read a news report somewhere

"I'd be a father to your child To our child," he continued "Today Tomorrow"

Da she wanted on a silver platter Well, al