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again, if he had dinner with her, he would have more time to talk to her, to explain all the hardships that she would be facing over the winter.  He could explain why it would be better for her to head back home where she would be more comfortable. 
    “What time?” he asked and almost laughed at her surprised expression.  “You thought I would turn you down?  After such a…verbose offer?”
    Andie’s eyes widened in shock.  He agreed?  He was coming for dinner? 
    Oh no!  “Yes!  You were supposed to turn me down!” she sighed with terror running through her. 
    “I was?” he laughed, and was amazed when his body tightened even more at her anger.  She was feisty!  He’d never realized how much he liked feisty!  “Well, I’ll be there.  Six o’clock?”
    “Six o’clock,” she replied, her voice sounding breathy and anxious.  Possibly because she WAS breathy and anxious.  She turned away but then faced him again.  “Are you sure?  You don’t want to just…say no and then pretend like this never happened?”
    He shook his head, thinking he wanted to pull her into his arms and kiss her. 
    But he wasn’t going to do that.  He was going to go to her house tomorrow night and talk to her, explain the hardships.  He would be doing her a favor. 
    “And you’ll explain the whole tennis ball thing to me?”
    She shivered, thinking about this enormous man being in her house.  “Right.  Yes.  Anything,” she told him, and turned around, almost running to her VW Bug. 
    Knox watched her drive away, thinking that the first thing she was going to have to learn is that her car might be cute, but it would be hell getting around snowy streets.  She’d end up in a ditch or, worse, in the channel, drifting away because she slid down an icy embankment that she didn’t even know was there because it was covered with snow.  Cute cars didn’t have traction.  Cars with eyelashes…or one eyelash…didn’t have traction. 
    Nope.  She had to go back home.  She had to be safe.  No matter how soft and sexy she might be, Knox had to get her to agree to go home.
    Walking back into the bar, he had to also chuckle at her thinking that she’d kept anyone from knowing that she’d just asked him over for dinner.  She obviously didn’t understand small town living if she thought that anyone who might be sitting inside the bar hadn’t witnessed their conversation. 
    “Did you say yes?” Creek asked, pouring another beer for Gus, one of the regulars as he tossed a towel over his shoulder. 
    “Course I did,” he replied. 
    Gus and Tommy chuckled.  “Who would say no to that pretty little thing?” Gus asked, and downed half his beer in one swallow.

Chapter 4
     
    Andie paced back and forth across her family room carpeting, smoothing down her dress.  She should just call him back up and tell him that she was kidding.  She’d just done it on a dare. 
    But would she be able to reach him?  Could she stop this whole, terrifying night?  She had to!  She remembered the night that Knox had saved her from the bear, the way his strong arms had wrapped around her body, holding her close. 
    And then the doorbell rang.  He was here!  He was right outside her door! 
    She’d made such a huge mistake!  She shouldn’t have said a word to him!  And hadn’t she mentioned something about him being gorgeous?  Big mistake!
    She was standing there, her hands twisting together nervously when the door opened up.  There he was!  Goodness, he was huge!  So tall, he actually had to duck down under the doorframe.  And his shoulders!  My, they were so wide, so strong! 
    “I made a mistake!” she blurted out. 
    But did he stop?  Nope!  He simply stepped into the room and closed the door behind him.  Oh no!  He was carrying a bottle of wine!  She loved wine!  She didn’t drink wine, because she couldn’t afford the good stuff but yes, she thought wine was the best thing since…well, since