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And why not? Just like people handling fireworks, if she kept in mind the danger and took precautions--
like keeping her heart a safe distance away--she wouldn t get hurt and they would both enjoy an
exhilarating ride.
She might not want a long term relationship with Cade, but that didn t mean they couldn t both enjoy the
delicious consummation of their powerful attraction. After all, this kind of chemistry would produce quite
an explosion--one well worth experiencing.
Chapter 8
Gill snuggled closer to him, enjoying the riot of sensations shimmering through her body.
"Cade?"
He turned to face her and she felt the heat of his gaze like the full force of the noon sun.
"What is it, Gill?"
"I know this isn t really a date& ." She leaned toward him slightly and licked her lips. His gaze fixed on
her mouth. "At least, it didn t start out to be& ." His eyes darkened and she took his hands. As his large,
strong fingers curled around hers, desire surged through her. Intense. Hot. Powerful. Her nipples
tightened.
"But& ." The last word fell from her lips, a mere whisper of sound.
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For a moment she felt suspended in time, floating through the seconds as she and Cade gazed into each
other s eyes, his face moving closer to hers. His lips nearing at an achingly slow pace. Her eyelids
lowered as he neared, her lips parting slightly. Waiting. Wanting. Needing.
If she didn t hold onto him, she d melt like ice cream on hot pavement. She slid her hands up his arms,
over hard, well-developed muscles, to his shoulders. His fingertips touched her cheeks in a tender gesture
that took her breath away, leaving her light-headed. Her eyes fluttered closed and his mouth finally
brushed hers, a light, painfully sweet contact. She d never been as aware of her lips before, the ultra-
sensitive flesh sending tingling messages of pleasure to every point in her body. She wanted to move
slowly, to enjoy every step thoroughly, but holding back became difficult. Anticipation pulsed through
her with the accelerating flow of her blood, filling her with explosive need. His hand cupped the back of
her head and his mouth mated more snugly with hers. The tip of his tongue grazed her lips, burning away
the last of her restraint.
Her arms flew around his neck and she plunged her tongue into his mouth. He groaned and slid back onto
the couch, pulling her with him. Her breasts, cushioned against his hard, broad chest, tingled with need.
She nibbled his lower lip and drew it into her mouth. His answering groan thrilled her.
"Oh, sweetheart, you re driving me crazy." He flipped her under him.
As she lay flat on her back, staring up at his molten gold eyes, she realized she had to get a grip. These
feelings were too intense, too frightening. Like the driving waters of Niagara Falls, carrying her to the
edge. If she didn t cling to some small barrier, she d lose herself completely, shattered in the rocky waters
beyond the rainbow.
She took a steadying breath. Distance. Just a little. To keep her heart intact.
She smiled.
"Crazy? You re already there. I m just joining you for a while."
He laughed and briefly captured her lips again, but when he eased back, his eyes had turned dark and
serious, and indecision scrawled across his features.
"I hate to chance jinxing this whole thing, but& ." He hesitated, brushing a tendril of hair from her face,
his fingertips lingering on her temple. "Why?"
Her heart quivered and her breathing grew heavy. Why? Could she tell him that her attraction to him had
proven so powerful even her strong-willed determination couldn t save her from surrendering to it? Could
she admit her weakness?
She drew up her lips in a grin, the perfect shield.
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"Let s just say, I can t resist any longer." Her fingers wandered to his shoulders and she linked her hands
behind his neck. "You want me. I want you. Why fight it?"
"You sound like a B-grade movie." Doubt still flickered in his eyes.
His intense scrutiny worried her. What if he didn t find whatever he was searching for in her eyes? She d
come too far to turn back now.
"What are you worried about, Cade? Do you think I m after your money?"
"What?" The expression of complete surprise on his face looked absolutely comical. What an actor he
would be. He could almost convince her he believed exactly that. She laughed. Her golden man--totally
broke, and totally irresistible.
She grasped his face between her palms and stared him squarely in the face.
"Cade, you ve been chasing me. I ve been running. Now that you ve caught me, are you telling me you
don t want me?"
His expression relaxed with his broad smile.
"No way." He rested his forehead against hers. "You just confuse me sometimes, that s all."
"Does this confuse you, too?"
She slid her hands to his cheeks and trailed the tip of her tongue along the edge of his lips, outlining his
mouth slowly and intently. He groaned. He framed her face with his hands and proceeded to do the same
thing to her.
Oh, sweet heaven. The feel of his tongue caressing her lips with a gentle pressure sent her pulse gyrating
to an explosive level. She couldn t take much more, so she nudged him onto his side, then shifted her
mouth to the pulse point at the base of his neck, reveling in the salty-male taste of him as she released his
shirt buttons, from neck to waist. He tugged off his shirt and tossed it onto the floor.
He turned back to her and smiled, his gaze resting on her face then shifting to her fuchsia cotton blouse.
His index finger toyed with her top button.
"Now it s my turn."
Those words, husky and hot, held the promise of wonderful delights. He opened the first button. Then the
second. Cool air caressed her skin as her top slowly parted. Nervousness shuddered through her as he
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