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I took that as a compliment and towed him closer yet. “How was your date with Natalie?”
His lips curved. “She’s a good cook.”
“She’s a woman of many qualities.”
“What about you?”
“I’m a lousy cook.” If he didn’t kiss me soon … I captured his thumbs in my fists, stopping them, trapping them. “Are you going to have dinner with her again?”
“I don’t know. Are you going to go out with your secret admirer again?”
“Not if I can help it.”
“Good.”
I entwined my fingers with his. “Addy thinks you’re a nice guy.”
“What about her mother?”
“She thinks you have potential.”
He leaned into me, his eyes on my lips, his eyelashes at half-mast. “Potential for what?”
I thought of Natalie’s wedding dreams, Layne’s man-of-the-house worries, Addy’s hunger for any kind of father figure. “To cause a lot of trouble in her life.”
“Tell Addy’s mother the feeling is mutual.”
One big hiccup and my lips would touch his. The warm, scent of his skin had me panting, itching for a bite. “Are you going to kiss me or what?”
“I shouldn’t.”
I angled my head, lining up with his mouth. “Why not?”
“You’re my Realtor. I have my rule.”
“Fuck your rule.” I yanked on his hands and his mouth came down on mine.
This time there was no hesitation for either of us. The water had already been tested and found boiling. My tongue danced with his, twisting and turning, entwined in our own steamy samba, our breathing a mix of gasps and groans.
He broke the kiss way too soon and put several feet of cold air between us. His chest heaved; his eyes dark, obsidian pools in which I wanted to skinny-dip. “I want to put an offer on Mona’s house.”
I blinked. “You do?” Damn, I was a better kisser than I thought.
“Yes.” His gaze raked over my face. “How soon can we close?”
“I don’t know.” I was having trouble grinding my brain out of lust and into real estate. “If we push hard and fast enough,” I paused, smiling, enjoying the image of Doc, naked, his body thrusting into mine, “maybe two or three weeks.”
“Perfect.”
That meant I had exactly one week to get Doc and the seller to agree to everything and scribble their signatures on the dotted line before I could submit all of the necessary paperwork to Jane. Only then could I put myXon Jane’s Sale Pending board and save my job—and my ass. “I’ll need you to sign the offer letter today.”
“No problem.” He was staring at my lips again, so I licked them.
“And if you’re game to do whatever it takes to get the seller to sign and accept our offer before the week is up, I’ll take you to dinner.”
He closed the gap between us and grabbed the lapels of my dress. “Oh, you’ll do more than that.” The surety in his tone made me shiver.
I gave him a wicked grin. “You ever hiked around Mount Rushmore?”
