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tended to overreact whenever he thought there might be a chance someone was giving her grief.
    “It’s all good. Taber wanted to see part of the ship and I said I’d point out all the highlights before we parted company tonight.”
    Not exactly a lie. Surprisingly, Taber didn’t contradict what she’d said and instead began to walk away. Fallon couldn’t stop herself from following him, waving to Lukas before she went.
    “I’ll see you tomorrow,” she called to him as she jogged to catch up to Taber.
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    Fallon began to smile as they walked through the brightly lit corridor of the ship.
    The bright blue lights that ran along the inside of the wall along the top cast a soft glow on Taber as they moved.
    “It’s too bad you weren’t here under better circumstances. I could show you how to have a good time, give you a bit of a vacation.”
    Taber stopped in the hallway and for some reason, crossed his arms across his chest.
    “I don’t need a vacation.”
    Oh boy.
    “I wasn’t implying you do. However, it’s been my experience that the people who need to have vacations the most, deny it the loudest.” Fallon did her very best not to smile at him, but she couldn’t stop the faint twitch of her lips as she stood there looking at him.
    He didn’t move or make any comment to continue the banter. Fallon reached up and played with the end of her ponytail when he continued to stare at her. The intensity of his gaze did strange things to her body, things she really wanted to explore.
    “I’m sorry if I upset you,” she said when the silence got to be too much. Without thinking, she took a step closer to him. “I guess I’ve been on board this ship too long. I tend to tease everyone about everything. This is my room up here.”
    Not wanting to prolong things and say something really stupid, Fallon marched up to her door and punched in the security code. She didn’t immediately go inside, instead turning to lean in the doorway so she could stare at him some more. Fuck, he was one prime specimen of male.
    “Do you know where you are staying?” She tried to keep her voice light, friendly.
    From the look on his face, the last thing she figured he wanted right now was to deal with a horny woman. “I can give you directions if you’d like.”
    He surprised her when he walked up directly in front of her and looked inside her quarters. His exotic musk washed over her again, making her head buzz.
    “I’ll find my way back. Sean will be waiting for me.”
    Fallon’s lungs stopped working for a moment when Taber reached down, took her hand in his, and brought it up to his mouth. The brush of his soft lips against the back of her hand was more erotic than had he sucked her nipple into his mouth. When her body screamed for air, she let out a soft gasp. He lifted his gaze to hers and she forgot to breathe again.
    “You are a most interesting woman, Fallon.”
    Hearing him say her name unprompted was almost enough to make her come on the spot. His deep voice felt like silk on her skin.
    “And you are the most attractive man I’ve ever met.” That damn blush returned, prompting her to get the hell out of there. “I’ll be around if you need me for further questioning tomorrow.”
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    He nodded, but this time it was a slow, deliberate motion. “I’m sure that will be necessary. Until tomorrow.”
    Running his thumb along the underside of her wrist for a moment, he gently released her hand and walked away without a look back. Fallon stepped inside and secured the lock on her door. Walking to her bed, she knew that despite how exhausted she was, there was no way in hell she would be sleeping tonight.
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Chapter Three
    Taber didn’t know what had come over him. He’d spent the night lying in his bed thinking about Fallon and her charming smile. His cock remembered other parts of her—her round ass that had pressed up against his thigh when the man had almost run into her. Her breasts were