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Okay, first of all, I didn’t sleep with you to make amends. I slept with you because I wanted to.” He still didn’t say anything, and she pointed at him again. “And you know what? It was your own damn fault. It was those jeans you wear, and the tool belt. It was the size of your hammer!Jill Shalvis
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Ben was in his truck, window down, idling at the curb, dark lenses hiding his eyes from her, looking effortlessly big and badass. The way she wished she felt.Jill Shalvis
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So you're getting back together with her? Just like that? Muriel asks." Not 'just like that'..." "How then?" Muriel enjoys playing devil's advocate. "For starters, it will have to be long distance for a while..." She doesn't let up. "For a while? Have you booked the U-Haul already?Harper Bliss
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I don’t want to talk about it, ” she said. Once again he was close. Too close. So damn close. “At all, ” she added, hearing with some alarm that her voice had softened. Everything had softened, at just his proximity. “Ever, ” she whispered, and found her gaze locked on his mouth. He had a really great mouth.Jill Shalvis
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I don’t want to talk about it, ” she said. Once again he was close. Too close. So damn close. “At all, ” she added, hearing with some alarm that her voice had softened. Everything had softened, at just his proximity. “Ever, ” she whispered, and found her gaze locked on his mouth. He had a really great mouth.“ I don’t want to talk, either, ” that mouth said very seriously. And then he lowered his head and kissed her.Jill Shalvis
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She had no idea how long they kissed–and kissed–but she didn’t think about stopping until she ran out of air. Breathing hard, she slowly opened her eyes and stared directly into his. They’d heated. Darkened. And something else. He wasn’t looking so relaxed now. In fact, he was looking the opposite of relaxed. He looked…feral. And she was his prey.Jill Shalvis