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think now is the right time or place.”
    “Now’s as good a time as any. You keep running away from me and I’m not letting you go this time.”
    This was it, the moment when their past would collide with the present–a place she didn’t want it to be. Her only option was to attack before he did. “OK, Jess. I get it. I’ve taken the hint. You want to have sex with me, so let’s do this.” She moved to the next step, so they were inches apart. “Get that big cock out for me.” She licked her lips and hoped it added to the sultry role she was playing. “Fill my wet pussy with your heat, while your family watches.”
    Oh Christ, she felt like a fool. Maybe her bright idea to put him out of his comfort zone was the wrong approach.
    Jesse lowered his head, so they were eye to eye. “Don’t tempt me. I’ve got a lot less shame than you do and I rarely see these people anymore.” His mouth closed in, hovering a breath away from hers. “And you’ve got me so fucking hard I don’t care who watches.”
    Definitely the wrong approach.
    His arms encircled her waist and he lifted her off the ground, spinning her so she was on the step above him; their height now matched. The serving tray hung limp in her hand, while her other rested on his bicep and even Erin didn’t know if she was pushing him away or pulling him closer. Their stomachs rested against each other, the hard muscle under his shirt tempting her to touch.
    “Do I have your attention now?”
    “A little.” she rasped and swallowed over the dryness in her throat.
    He smiled and she had to press her lips together to fight from smiling back.
    “I don’t have to go back to the city for a few days.” He let the words hang between them while his gaze searched her face.
    Erin concentrated on suppressing a reaction. The reminder that he would soon be leaving made her chest ache.
    “I want to spend some time with you before I leave.”
    “Uh, huh.” She dropped her grip on his arm. Grasping the railing with one hand she blindly moved up to the next step, needing space to think. “Do you really think that would be a good idea?”
    “Give me one good reason why it wouldn’t be.”
    Because we can never be together. Because I’m still in love with you. Because I’m already certain I won’t move on once you leave.
    “You may not love me anymore, Erin, but we still have chemistry. Great sex should never be turned down.”
    So that’s what all this was about, a dirty weekend with no strings. She stared into his eyes and wondered if she had the strength to emotionally disconnect. It had been a damn long time since she’d had sex with a guy who didn’t fumble around her body. Jesse had always known how to work her into a frenzy.
    “I’ll think about it.”
    He moved onto the step separating them and grasped her hips with his hands.
    “Let me try and convince you.”
    Before she could protest his lips were on hers, his tongue seeking her own. She moaned into the kiss, loving the contrast between his soft mouth and the tight grip of his hands.
    “Ahem. Don’t mind me.” Karen’s voice sounded from beside them. “Jess, when you’re finished dry humping my sister, can you send her back inside to do her job. I’m kinda under the pump in here.”
    Erin squeezed the railing to gain her balance and glanced over at her sister. She should be thankful for the interruption, right? Clearing her throat she gave Karen an innocent smile and slid from Jesse’s embrace.
    “I was just coming.”
    “Yeah, I was almost there too,” Jesse mumbled.

Chapter 5
    Erin stacked the last of the dried serving platters and took off her apron. Karen still hadn’t stopped smirking. The evil expression had appeared earlier in the day when Erin had been caught running down the stairs, still straightening her blouse after she’d ran from Jesse’s room.
    Karen had been waiting in the hall–a knowing gleam in her eyes. Her sister had pressed her lips together, holding in her