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couldn’t leave even if they would allow her.
    Evie and Anthony walked out of the cottage holding hands, walking toward Noah’s home. She still had a moment of panic whenever she saw him, thinking it was Jeremy. The fact this still happened after all of the time they spent together meant that she was nowhere near getting her life back.
    She felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up and she spun around, pinning the person on the ground before she registered that it was Jackson. She let out a hiss of breath. “You should know better.”
    “Yes, I should. But how else could I get horizontal with you?” He quickly knocked her off balance and pinned her down in return. “Ahhh … yes, this is better,” he whispered and brought his head down so his lips were almost touching hers. “Your kiss has woken me up a thousand times since you left me.”
    Her heart felt as if it was about to burst from her chest. The feel of him on top of her made her feel whole. It was like she had been missing a part of herself and it was finally back. Her eyes started to close on their own, and she was desperately hoping for his lips to capture hers and not let go. Finally, with the barest of touches, she felt them. She shouldn’t have been surprised by her reaction. Her arms came around him, grabbing him so tightly his breath whooshed out and across her face.
    It was as if the door had been flung wide open and they were both helplessly caught in the storm. Hands roamed across each other’s bodies and their moans filled the room. Needing to be closer, they searched for skin.
    This was the closest she had felt to being alive in years. It had broken her heart to leave him, but she knew that, with all of the lies, there was no way they could have a future together. She had banked on the fact that he wouldn’t come back while she was here, but she should have known better.
    They jerked apart when a loud voice came from the stairs. “Jackson, get your ass down here, we are waiting on you and Kat,” Evie yelled up to them.
    Kat was on her feet in seconds and making sure all of her clothes were where they should be as she watched Jackson get up slower, their eyes locked together.
    “This isn’t over,” he growled.
    Kat knew exactly what he was talking about, their make-out session and their relationship. She shivered, not knowing if it was from the memory of them in bed or where they might be heading.

    They had all gathered in their normal meeting area with plenty of food set out by Martha. While they discussed what they had learned, she watched Jackson stuff his face with food. When he caught her looking, he just smiled and shrugged. She shook her head and decided to put some extra food on her plate as soon there might not be any left.
    “We know he’s got some money now. But is it enough? How much does he have? Could he be out there now trying to get more from another woman?” Noah asked.
    “His history would say that he would want more. We know he didn’t have much growing up and once he got the taste for what money could do for him, he always craved more. We’ve got to assume she isn’t the first, and that there could be more. All we’ve got to go on is the fact that he’s got enough money to do whatever he wants and go wherever he wants,” Anthony replied.
    “Yep, he’d do what he could to make sure he’d have all the toys to watch us, to track us.” Evie leaned over and stole some fruit from Anthony’s plate.
    “At least we know he’s not watching now.” Lexi looked over to where the plaque containing the camera and bug had been. “Did you notice anything in Boston?”
    “No, damn it. I’d love to get my hands on him. Bastard. I’d give him more than just a knock upside the head this time.” Evie punched the couch cushion.
    “Easy there, slugger. I think you’d have to stand in line.” Noah patted the top of her head and laughed, easily side-stepping her as she tried to punch him too.
    “We didn’t notice