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going to get laid…and laid so fine.
    The moment she opened the screen door to let him in, his gaze swept down her body, from the salt and pepper state of her hair that she tried to ignore, to her crimson red business suit that suited her coloring so well, to the matching spiked heels she’d bought with Harry’s gratification in mind.
    “Wow,” he said, his eyes glued to her feet.
    “Do you like?” she asked as she preened before him, twisting one foot this way, then that way to show him the full effect of the shoe. The spiked heels slimmed her calves and the open toed style afforded him a glimpse of her freshly painted toe nails.
    “Oh yeah, baby, I like a lot.” He grabbed her by the hand and tried to tug her out of the house. “Come on, Mattie, there’s something I want to show you.”
    “Wait. What? I just need my—” She stretched one way while he tugged the other way, but she managed to wrap her hand around her cell phone right before he pulled her out the door.
    “I promise you, honey, you won’t need your phone tonight.”
    “Always be prepared,” she said around a muffled laugh as he tugged her out the back gate and started down the back alley, which had her laughing softly at his boyish enthusiasm, and secretly thrilled at this unexpected change in their routine. But he was going too fast for her and she pulled back, finally detracting her hand from his grip. “For God’s sake, Harry. I’m wearing brand new four-inch heels and a bustier that’s squeezing the breath out of my lungs. Just how far are we going?”
    He glanced back over his shoulder, concern for her instantly filtering through his warm gaze as he slowed his footsteps and sent her an apologetic lopsided grin that did something funny to the pitter patter of her heart. Then his smokey hot gaze went down her body to her feet in those heels, and he stopped and pulled her hard against his body.
    Oh my .
    Mama had never told her that being naughty could be so fine. In fact, being naughty had been so forbidden, there were still tiny areas of her life where she hadn’t quite stepped over the line. But she was working on it. She might be pushing the upper limits of her middle age, but she was still woman enough to appreciate a man’s body sinking into hers.
    “Geez, Mattie,” he started out with a soft laugh that he ended up sharing with her as he bent his head and claimed her mouth for a kiss that left her even more breathless than the fast walk down the alley.
    When he came up for air, she had her arms looped around his neck, could feel the hard ridge of his desire against her belly, could feel her own body respond in a liquid rush of joy. Okay, maybe the discussion about Hope could wait until after they made love because it was sure to ruin the romantic mood.
    A rustle in the bushes caught her attention and she huddled against him to hide. “Did you hear that?” she whispered against his neck while she peered into the darkness.
    His arms tightened around her. “What?”
    A rabbit bounced out of the bushes and relief shot through Matilda. She was always so very careful to never get caught. Sleeping with Harry without the bonds of matrimony would ruin her pristine reputation.
    She gave a soft laugh and smiled up at him. “Never mind. Harry, take me home and take me to bed.”
    Again he laughed softly, then scooped her into his arms and continued at a faster pace than before because he no longer had to bother shortening his stride to match hers. “Hold that thought, honey.”
    And then he slipped through the gate into his own yard, where in the moonlit darkness she could make out the hibiscus lining the side of the house and the pink roses climbing the archway connecting the back yard to the front.
    Matilda realized that they’d never made love in his house and for a moment her insides stilled. This is it. A big step for him. An even bigger step for me .
    But he strode past the back door, along the side of the house to the front