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In a quick glance, she saw everything about him. Leather jacket unzipped over a tailored blue cotton shirt. Jeans that were just the right amount of worn. Jeans that hugged his legs and man parts in a very distracting fashion. And my gosh, were those...?

She blurted it out. “Are you wearing cowboy boots? Mr. Sophisticated World Traveler, Jake Lowell?”

“Let me in, Nik. It’s freezing.”

“Sorry.” She stepped back quickly.

He brushed past her, bringing in the scents of the outdoors. “These are for you.”

The large bouquet of deep yellow roses definitely didn’t come from a run-of-the-mill supermarket. The blossoms were huge and fragrant. She took them automatically. “You didn’t have to bring me flowers.”

He shot her a glance that included irritation and banked lust. “I know that. Put them in water, Nik.” He glanced down the hall. “I brought Emma something, too.”

“Honestly, Jake. Gifts aren’t necessary. She’d just a little kid.”

Without warning, he kissed her, his lips lingering, pressing, summoning memories of the night in his hotel room. “She’s more than just a little kid. She’s my daughter.”

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