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about that, Ben?” Lizzie nervously asked.
    With a cocky smile, he returned, “You told me last night, in great detail, baby. I see I am going to have to ply you with booze when I need to get some naughty secrets from you. You told me everything from your dealings with the less-than-reputable Mr. Davis to your father and his, um, transgressions. You even confessed your eternal desire for me to make endless love to you while being tied to this very chair. Don’t you remember?” he asked mischievously.
    “I did not! You made that up!” she laughed as she leaned forward toward the table. Her robe parted slightly, giving Ben a tantalizing view of the upper swell of her breasts and a small hint of the cherry nipples just dying to be between his lips.
    Refocusing on the discussion Ben smiled. “Yeah, I did but it’s true anyway, isn’t it?” he queried seriously. “I know it is for me, Lizzie.”
    Lizzie licked her lips nervously and hoped he would answer the second part of her question. She tried to ignore the gush of moisture between her soft thighs at his admittance of his desire for her. To actually hear him admit it made her tremble with her own needs for him. She didn’t have time at the moment to dwell on his confession. She needed to focus. Why would he do this for her?
    “Anyway, why wouldn’t I want to help you? It has nothing to do with wanting to eat you alive. If you do ever let me touch you it is going to be because you cannot live without it and not because you feel obligated as I helped you. Nothing like that, never like that. I just think that I would have a sound investment for some of my money and if it helped such a special person to me in the process, well, then I would be doubly as happy. It isn’t charity, baby, just a solution for both of us. We could have it drawn up all legal like and then perhaps you wouldn’t feel as uncomfortable. I know it would make me feel great to know I wouldn’t catch you so desperately upset like I did last night ever again. Just think about it, look over how much it would save you, and then think again before you give me an answer. If you do agree though, baby, it is also non-negotiable that you inform me of any issues with Mr. Davis. If you don’t, there is going to be a punishment, my kind of punishment. Just think about it, Lizzie. Promise me that much, okay.”
    Her eyes started to match her thoughts. They shifted from a troubled turbulent look to a watery, soft expression. If she wasn’t careful, she would be sobbing all over him again, just like last night. Just like he said he never wanted to see her like again. She needed some food and her pen and paper. Lizzie liked to write things down and look at them while she made decisions. Could she be partners with Ben? Her inner little devil gave her a momentary electric pulse at the thought of partnering up with this gorgeous hulk of a man in all ways but knew that he didn’t do relationships. He did sex. Well, maybe she would give all his versions of partnering a try.
    “I promise I will think about it, Ben, no guarantees though, okay?”
    “Can’t ask for more than that, can I?” he drawled out. He watched her as she scooted herself up and began to pull things out to cook.
    “Lizzie, what are you doing?”
    “I think best while I am cooking, Ben. Cinnamon rolls are great brain food for a Sunday morning. They go very well with the overstuffed omelet, homemade sausage, and fried potatoes that you are going to be eating in a little bit, no?”
    Ben’s stomach started to growl at her while she rattled off her morning menu. If this is what he should expect every time the woman needed to think, well, he was going to have to make sure that she had her pleasure, too, since he couldn’t wait to help her “think.” This was going to be damned enjoyable.
    “Sounds good to me, baby, better than good actually. While you are ‘thinking’ I am going to finish securing Fort Knox here. Gotta protect my