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sneering, knowing he was pushing it but too pissed off at himself and her to care.
    The sting of her palm connecting with his cheek shocked the hell out of him, stunning him.
    “ Who the hell do you think you are? I’ve wanted you since the first day I saw you? Ha! You could only be so lucky! Fuck you!” she hissed, her chin rising up in defiance, as she glowered at him. By God, she was holding her ground. No one was going to talk to her that way, and seeing that she’d made her point, she turned to go inside the Tower.
    Man, s he was such a little spitfire. And damned if he didn’t just love it. He reached out and grabbed her arm, jerking her back to face him, pulling her roughly against him, his mouth coming down hard on hers.
    He felt Julia’s hands push ineffectually against his chest as she tried extracting herself from his embrace. As his tongue slid between her lips, he felt her stop trying to shove him away, and then she surrendered to him, a low moan coming from her throat. God, he loved her moans. Her hands moved up, fingers tangling in his hair pulling his face closer to hers as she kissed him back just as fervently. They fit perfectly together, her soft curves molding into his hard angles, and he felt the lust pounding through his veins. God, he wanted her.
    Holy crap . Oh, she loved the way he kissed, the feel of his mouth on hers. His hard body against hers as he clutched her tightly to himself. Wow. She could kiss him for hours, days even. This man just made her melt with his touch. God, she wanted him.
    But wait a minute. What was she doing? He’d been an asshole to her for weeks and she was rewarding him by throwing herself at him? She didn’t think so.
    She broke herself away, pushing off of him, both of them breathing heavily, her lips swollen and red from the kiss, her cheeks flushed as her chest heaved up and down. Suddenly, her hazel eyes turned dark, flashing lightning strikes as she looked at him.
    “ This!” she spit out, moving a finger pointing from him and back toward herself several times quickly. “This is  so  not happening! I’m not going through this shit again just to have you ignore me!  Not  happening!”
    And with that, she turned on her heel, stomping away, while he watched her disappear into her building.
    Him ignore her? Jesus. It was then that Chase knew he was in over his goddamned head.
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    As Julia entered the building, her hands went to her face as she tried to calm herself down. Her eyes had filled with stinging tears, and as they fell to her cheeks, she angrily wiped them away hating that she cried when she was mad. Stupid estrogen! But, God, Chase could kiss, she mused, running her fingers over her lips.
    Crap! She snapped herself out of that thought and vowed that  she’d  be in control from here on out; she wasn’t letting him mess with her head anymore. After pulling herself together she headed toward the elevator.
    “ Ben-efit!” she said knocking her knuckles to Ben’s as she entered the lobby.
    “ Julus. What’s up?” He snorted.
    “ What?” She narrowed her eyes suspiciously at him, twisting her head to the side. “I don’t even know what that means!” Shaking her head when he just grinned, not answering her, she made for the elevator. Just as it opened, she hopped on then hollered back at him with a giggle, “I’m out before I decide to go on a Ben-der!”
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    Chase parked the car and got into his own, ready to drive back to his apartment. But instead of backing out and driving home, he sat there letting the engine idle, his forehead resting on the steering wheel. He needed to get back in the game. He had tests to study for and this speed bump he'd hit was making him crazy. If he were honest with himself, he’d admit that he’d never been so attracted to a woman as he was to Julia, and that he had no idea what to do with this fact, no clue how to figure it out at all. Obviously, the way he’d handled things earlier was not the