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driver was just being annoying. I didn’t know he’d been drinking. He swerved, I braked. Next thing I know I’m waking up in the hospital with broken bones and a headache.” 28
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    “Damn.”
    She nodded. “Yeah. I was out for two days. Totally missed Christmas.” He sensed she was glossing over the worst of it. “What else, Grace?” When she turned her head and their gazes met. “What do you mean?” He put his arm around the back of the couch, careful not to touch her. “You’re not telling me everything. What else happened?”
    “It’s not a big deal.”
    “Then tell me,” he prompted. He wouldn’t let her hide from him, though she seemed to be really good at doing exactly that most days.
    She smoothed a hand over her forehead and said, “Fine. The steering wheel pushed into my abdomen.
    The trauma caused some damage to my uterus. It’s not that I can’t have kids, but I’m high risk for miscarriages.”
    He suddenly pictured Grace pregnant. She’d be beautiful. A woman like her would want kids, he thought. He could already picture her teaching a little blonde haired imp how to play chess and basketball and all the other games Grace excelled at. He thought of what she’d said about the steering wheel and frowned. “No air bags?”
    “The car was old, it didn’t come equipped.”
    He cupped her chin and stroked her jaw. “I’m sorry, sweetheart.” She sat up straighter and moved away, forcing him to drop his hand. “I’m lucky to be alive.”
    “But it bothers you, doesn’t it? You want kids.”
    “Yeah, it bothers me. I would’ve liked being a mom.”
    “You still can though, right? The option wasn’t taken from you completely.” She nodded and started picking at some invisible spot on her black slacks. “The option is there, but with the scare of miscarriage hanging over my head,” she shrugged, “I don’t know. It seems like the odds are stacked against me.”
    “With a good doctor, the right attitude and a little faith, a lot can happen.” She smiled, and it warmed his heart. “Thanks for saying that.” He winked and wrapped his arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer. “You’re too stubborn to let percentages keep you from having what you want. Even I know that much.”
    “Thanks…I think,” she said.
    He leaned toward her, noting the way her lips parted and her breathing increased. “You know what I think, Gracie?”
    “W-What?”

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    “I think if I don’t kiss you, I’ll die,” he murmured as he closed the gap between them and pressed his lips to hers. Jackson inhaled her gasp of surprise and pulled her close. As his tongue dipped inside her mouth, Jackson knew he’d been right about one thing: Grace’s kiss was definitely potent.
    Grace couldn’t think, couldn’t move. Jackson pressed his lips to hers. His tongue played and teased.
    Her body turned to liquid fire in two seconds flat. She should push him away, send him home. Instead, she lifted her arms and wrapped them around his neck. Jackson groaned as if pleased with her response, slid his arm beneath her knees and pulled her into his lap. Her body seemed so light against so much power and strength. It devastated her senses.
    He lifted his mouth from hers and whispered something against her skin, then moved his lips downward, teasing her beyond measure. Grace leaned back, giving him permission to lick a fiery path along her chin and collarbone, before he zeroed in on the V of her ivory colored blouse. He kissed her cleavage and dipped his talented tongue beneath her white satin bra. She arched against him, desperate for more, so hungry for his touch all over.
    Jackson chuckled and stopped long enough to murmur, “Easy, Gracie. We’ll get there, I promise.” She didn’t like that answer to her body’s demands. “Faster or you can leave, damn it.” Jackson stopped his ministrations and stared at her in the