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dancing with laughter. Darn it , what in tarnation was he doing here? Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted the bright red dress and knew.
    When she came even with him, she blasted him with a glare of condemnation before she turned away and sailed out of the door. She shouldn't have been surprised that he would wangle himself an invitation, or that it was Kate he came with. She smiled, wondering if he knew what he got himself into, but somehow she didn't think he did. Suddenly, she was starting to look forward to the reception.
    Not at all put off by the look he received from Cooper, Nate, with Kate at his side, followed everyone else outside. Not even caring if Kate stayed with him, he moved off to the side away from the crowd. Under the shade of an elm tree, he stuffed his hands in the pockets of his Armani black pants he rocked on the heels of his shoes as watched the photos being taken.
    Kate took a few moments to show off in front of her friends before she hurried over to Nate. “Oh wasn't that just a beautiful wedding and Jackie's gown is divine. Of course the bridesmaids look adorable as well; such a lovely shade of green.”
    Nate dragged his gaze from Cooper to stare at Kate who was watching the wedding party with calculation and admiration. He better work fast, he thought . “Yeah well the ceremony is always the best part. It's all goes downhill from there.”
    “What do you mean?” Kate turned to face him with a frown on her brow.
    A shrug of his shoulders, he explained in a bored voice. “Well once a woman has a ring on her finger, she thinks she owns the poor bloke. Nags him day and night, after that the inevitable. Divorce."
    Kate could only stare at him in shock, but she soon shook herself out of it, placed a hand on his arm and moved closer. “Oh Nate it doesn't always end that way for everyone.”
    “Don't get your dreams or hopes up. They'll only come crashing down around you,” he gave another roll of his shoulders. “ Me . I intend to steer clear of marriage. No woman is worth giving my freedom up for.” At last, he saw that she understood, and gave her a grin when she snatched her hand away.
    Kate wanted to shout in disappointment, but she kept it locked inside and turned back to the wedding party. “You say that now Nate but perhaps you haven't met the right woman yet,” she swung back to gaze at him, giving him a bright smile. “She could even be right before your eyes, but you just don't know it.”
    Hell , Nate thought it seemed he would have to be even more brutal, but before he could say anything else half a dozen women descended on them, and he became the center of attention. He stuck to the same story he gave Kate last night, that he was an old friend of Coopers who was just passing through town. He was relieved when the wedding party drove off and the women trickled away.
    “Come on Nate, time to head for the reception. I can't wait to dance with you. I reckon you'll be a terrific dancer.” Kate grasped hold of his hand and led the way back to the car.
    Grumbling under his breath, Nate had no other choice but to go with her. He had no intentions of dancing with her, but he remained silent over the issue, not wanting to miss his chance of going to the reception and seeing Cooper. Once again, he didn't bother to open Kate's door and seeing the annoyance on her face, gunned the engine and drove out of the parking lot and followed the line of cars heading down the road.
    He knew he would have to sit next to Kate, but hopefully once the meal was over he could escape and latch on to Cooper. After a few dances, he hoped he could persuade her to go home and they could crawl into bed and make love again . Even just thinking about it, the front of his pants grew tight.
    Damn, what was it about that little spitfire that set his blood aflame, and could stir such unmitigated lust through him. Well, whatever it was he intended to feed it tonight and hopefully it would be enough to satisfy