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 He s sweet, and very cool about your possession of mouth privileges.
 Speaking of&  Jamie said. He leaned in and kissed her lightly.  Yeah, I m a lucky guy.
 What he said&  she trailed off, shifting uncomfortably.
 About having a special woman. Just ignore him. He was speaking out of turn. Hopefully
someday, there will be a woman in my life someone who s adventurous and will occasionally
include the other men in our sex but who s committed to me. He paused, shook his head then
sighed.  That s all bullshit.
That startled her, and she stared at him.
 About someday and all that, he said.  I can t deny what s going on between us is special.
Neither can you. And I know as soon as you get your car and the bank problems ironed out that
you re on your way out of here. But I want you to stay. I know it s fast 
 Really fast, she murmured. It was true. This was all so fast, and she couldn t deny her
attraction either.
 Couldn t you consider it? Try us out. Try me out. His hand shoved through his hair, and
he let out a frustrated sound.  Hell, I don t even know what you re thinking, if I m totally out of
line or even what s your ideal?
 I thought I knew. But after this week, I m completely rethinking things. She looked
down the street. The mid-afternoon sun shone brightly and a slight breeze sent a burst of dust
swirling down the quiet road. Two older gentlemen had come into town, and Leena had set up a
table for them on the wide sidewalk outside her place. Rayna almost laughed when she saw they
were playing checkers. The local sheriff was in front of the police station washing the building s
windows. Leena s guys, as she called them, were setting up chairs outside the bar, getting ready
for Saturday night and it would be  hopping according to Sean.
The police cruiser was parked in front of the police station, but otherwise there were no
vehicles and no traffic noises. It was just a lazy day on Main street. So quiet and still and
unbelievably peaceful.
And Jamie wanted her to stay here. Could she do that? She d left everything behind, and
she wasn t going to anything in Oregon. But& could she stay and live in this town in the middle of
nowhere, an hour from anything? Even more, could she live in the sort of relationship he wanted?
There wasn t a doubt in her mind that he wanted her as that woman he described the
one who was his but that he shared. That certainly wasn t the fairytale partnering she d been
raised on. It was different, and despite her tenderness for Jamie, it made her hot. She couldn t
help her attraction for the other three.
Lord, she wanted to say yes. Wasn t this what she d agonized over earlier? The thought
that dogged her with every step as her desire grew stronger that she wanted to stay here with
them? And wasn t that a sign? That her need was growing rather than waning. Jamie had wormed
his way inside her heart when she hadn t even been looking. Geez, a relationship had been the
absolute last thing on her mind.
 And what are you thinking? Jamie asked quietly. It struck her how strong he was. She d
known he had to be to deal with what had happened to him but he had a deeper strength
that appeared when he faced possibly unfavorable responses.
 I m thinking& I m very tempted. She smiled.  Let s go inside and you can tempt me some
more. I like when you wander around the house and work in your office without your shirt on.
 Um, sweetness, I don t wander with my shirt off.
 You should.
The phone was ringing when they entered the house. Jamie grabbed it from the table near
the door.  Hello& Yeah, just a sec, he said, holding the phone out to her.  For you.
 Hello?
 Rayna? Kelsey s frantic voice came over the phone.
Rayna s stomach lurched at the panic in her friend s voice, afraid she already knew.
Antonio trouble.  What s wrong, Kels?
 I got your account straightened out. Management fired him, Ray. This morning. You re
not the only one he s done this to. As soon as they heard& They just fired him on the spot. On a
Saturday! Security escorted him to his desk and then to the door. He doesn t know I told them.
He thinks it s you, and he s furious. Scary angry, Ray. Like he could kill someone.
Rayna sank into the wall, icy terror dripping through her despite her resolve to stay calm.
 He doesn t know where I am.
 He knows. At least, I think he does. He must have been watching your account. Went in
and flagged it again right before the bosses called him into a meeting. I think that s what tipped
them off. They were watching, too.
She started to shake, and Jamie pulled her into his arms.
 Watch your back, Kelsey warned before they hung up.
 He knows where I m at, Rayna whispered as she hung up the phone. She pulled from his
embrace.  I ve gotta get out of here. She was halfway to the stairs before she stopped.  I can t. My
car 
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