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voice over the unnatural huskiness. Jesus, he had an erection and all he was doing was touching her back. True, she was half-naked at the moment, but still, he should have more self-control because, after all, she was injured.
    Then she shifted, not quite a turn, but enough so she could give him one of her winsome smiles over her shoulder. “Better. Thank you. I wasn’t aware of how painful it was before now.”
    They could all—every single one of them—see the pure tempting silhouette of her naked right breast. The nipple was a delicate rose, pointed and high, and the mounded flesh perfectly shaped and sumptuously full. Robert felt his mouth go dry and he couldn’t help it, he stared. He had the impression behind him both Cole and Jace had gone still, just as frozen as he was, their fascinated gazes no doubt also focused on the same part of her anatomy. Then she seemed to realize how exposed she was, for she blushed and pulled her shirt back up hurriedly, fumbling with the buttons.
    They were in real trouble here. Rescuing Lady Victoria was both a blessing and apparently a curse.
    “Excuse me.” Jace got up to stalk away. Robert stifled a laugh, because he had a feeling he knew just what his friend was going to go do. Relieving his own discomfort manually might not be a bad idea, though it wouldn’t be half as good as the real thing.
    “I didn’t know you were a physician.” Victoria had turned around, her face still pink, and reached for her plate, gamely picking up the day-old biscuit which for even someone accustomed to trail fare tasted like sawdust.
    “I never finished.” Robert fought the urge to adjust his straining cock and wiped his hands off with the damp cloth instead. “Got close, though, before the urge to roam a little became strong enough I left Boston.” He grinned. “I do know how to dig out a bullet, if need be. That’s how I met Cole.”
    “It was?” Victoria turned toward where Cole still sat, grimly chewing his food and trying to pretend like he too was not aroused by that tantalizing glimpse of her breast. She looked horrified, her lovely face blanching. “You were shot?”
    “It’s happened once or twice.” Cole shoved himself to his feet. “I haven’t always kept the best of company.”
    Robert stifled a laugh at the quelling look he received. Too bad, he was going to tell the story anyway. “He was walking down the street in St. Louis, and Cole ran into an old…well, let’s say, a lady friend who remembered him pretty well. She tried to shoot him in a certain strategic spot, but lucky for him, her aim was off and she got his thigh instead. I happened to be nearby and saw the whole thing. He didn’t want a regular doc, so I helped him out.”
    “A rather dramatic way to meet.” Victoria smiled and Robert felt his groin tighten even more. “Instant friends, I take it.”
    “We get along together well enough.”
    She turned to Cole, who was now packing up the food. “Forgive my curiosity, but why was she so angry with you?”
    “Hell hath no fury,” Cole said in a laconic tone. “I slipped out of her bed without saying adios . She was fonder of me than I was of her and I’d already figured out she had a temper. I didn’t know how to tell her my affection for her person was only based on a physical act she showed a lot of enthusiasm for, so I left. I thought I’d handled it pretty well until she drew that pistol.”
    Both Robert and Cole watched her reaction to that somewhat bawdy recital. She was such a lady, proper and well-mannered, which was no surprise considering her background. But she was also a true lady in the sense she had a natural grace that Robert had a feeling would draw men to her even if she wasn’t so damned desirable in every other way.
    “I see.” She somehow managed to look demure and provocative at the same time. “I’m in the presence of a true rake then, am I? Is my virtue in danger?”
     
    Victoria should have had enough of fire after