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There was lightness in her challenging response “What do you think that will solve?”

“Come here and I’ll show you” Chase reached out for her hand and pulled her to the bed Before they sprawled together across the own ca hands were awakening her flesh, his hungryher lips

“The light” She reminded him it was still on

“All the better to see you, er to discover all herlove to, but it doubles my pleasure to watch you”

“Yes” She understood the added sensation as she observed the play of hishis shoulder and arm when his hand cupped one of her breasts “Love reatness of her need

“Always” Then his kiss was filling her ure

Two s later, Chase and Ty had just sat down to eat the breakfast Maggie had fixed when the meal was interrupted by Nate He paused in the doorway of the dining rooe and pink

“Sit down and have so threaded through him at the old cowboy’s still expression The sensation entered places where pri bristles at a silent shadow

“Yes, sit down, Nate” Maggie seconded the invitation “I’ll bring you a cup” She started to rise frole shake of his head

“No, thank you, ma’am” He didn’t enter the room, but remained in the doorway “Can I speak to you privately, Chase?”

Chase pushed his chair away from the table and moved with the swiftness of acowboy in the foyer Maggie knew so, but she didn’t understand what it was She could hear the low murmur of their voices, the conversation very brief After she heard the front door open and close, it was a full second before she realized there were two sets of footsteps leaving the house She rushed to the door, yanking it open to see Chase striding away from the porch with Nate

“Chase, where are you going? You haven’t had breakfast” Her demand for an explanation was cloaked in a wifely excuse

When he turned, his face told her nothing, his thoughts hidden behind the rab a bite at the cookhouse”

“Has so happened?” She started to cross the porch to follow him

“Nothing I can’t handle You stay at the house” It was an emphatic order