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asked, “Is that why you are so difficult about book signings and other promo stuff?”
    He shrugged. As she began picking up all sorts of green things, he grimaced. In defense, he picked up a twenty-pound bag of potatoes to fill the cart, but it was soon covered in green: little round green things, big round green things, long green stalks. Dear God, the woman had a green fetish!
    Lucern started moving the cart along a little more quickly, forcing Kate to hurry as she started on other colors. Orange, red and yellow vegetables flew into the cart and were followed by orange, red and purple fruit before Lucern managed to at last force her to the cash register.
    The moment he stopped the cart, Kate began throwing things on the conveyor belt. He was watching her absently when the plump shopper pushed her cart by. She smiled and batted her eyelashes again, then gave him a little wave. Lucern smiled back, his gaze affixed to the pulse beating in her neck. He could practicallyhear the thump-thump of her heart, the rushing sound of blood, the—
    â€œLucern? Mr. Argeneau. Where are you going?”
    Pausing, Lucern blinked his eyes, realizing only at Kate’s question that he’d started to follow the plump shopper like a horse walking after a dangling carrot. His possible dinner looked back and smiled again before disappearing down the frozen-foods aisle. Lucern started after her. “We forgot ice cream.”
    â€œIce cream?” He heard the confusion in Kate’s voice, but he couldn’t have stopped to answer had he wished. He hurried to the frozen-foods aisle only to find another shopper there in addition to his plump lovely. They hadn’t crossed paths with any but the plump shopper all night, yet now there was another one present, hindering him from a quick bite! Sighing inwardly, he moved to the ice cream section and glanced distractedly, over the options. Chocolate, cherry, Rocky Road.
    He glanced toward his plump lovely. She was watching him and giving coquettish smiles. She looked like a big, smiling steak on legs. Damned woman! It’s not nice to tease, he thought unhappily and opened the cooler wider as he stared.
    She approached, smiling widely as he pulled ice cream out of the cooler. She didn’t say a word, just smiled naughtily as she walked past, her arm brushing against him.
    Lucern inhaled deeply, nearly dizzy from the scent of her. Oh yes, her blood was sweet. Or was that the ice cream he held? He grabbed another carton and watched her disappear around the corner with a sigh. He wanted to follow. He could use his brain-controltrick to lure her into the back of the store for a little suck. But if he was caught…
    Sighing, he gave up on the idea and grabbed some Rocky Road ice cream. He could hold out a little while longer. Just a little while more, and he would be free to escape to Bastien’s or Etienne’s. Surely Kate C. Leever was exhausted after her workday and flight, and would want to make a night of it.
    â€œMy, you do like ice cream,” Kate commented as he returned.
    Lucern glanced down at the four cartons he held and dumped them onto the conveyor belt with a shrug. He had no idea what flavors several of them were, and in his distraction hadn’t even realized he’d grabbed so many, but it didn’t matter. They’d get eaten eventually.
    Kate protested his paying, but Lucern insisted. It was a man thing. His pride wouldn’t allow a woman to pay for food intended for his home. Kate opened a bag of rice cakes to munch on the way back. She offered him some, but he merely sneered and shook his head. Rice cakes. Dear God.
    Lucern managed to not stop at either of his brothers’ houses. He was rather proud of his self-restraint. He and Kate carted the groceries inside his home; then he insisted she start cooking while he put them away. This made him look helpful and useful, when in truth he just wanted her to cook her damned meal, eat