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as he shuffled them out of the way so he could shut the door. He could feel her heat through the light jacket she wore.
    “Thanks for letting me help you. It’s dark. It makes me feel better to have my hands on you as we head for your apartment. Okay?”
    “Yeah, okay.”
    “Come on, let’s get you inside.”
    Mackenzie smiled as Daxton led her across the parking lot to her door. She’d had a great night. “I almost ditched you, you know,” she told Daxton out of the blue.
    Dax smiled. “Yeah?”
    “Yeah. I was going to call you and let you know I’d changed my mind, but I didn’t have your number, you had it blocked.”
    “Yeah, I don’t like my number out there, especially when I’m following leads on cases.”
    “I get that. Anyway, then I thought I’d get out of my apartment and wait for six o’clock to pass, then go back home, but I knew that’d be rude and Laine would’ve kicked my butt. So I decided I’d just tell you when you arrived that I didn’t want to go, but I couldn’t do that either. So I took a chance. I’ve only been on one other blind date in my life, and Laine set us up, so I felt pretty safe. The only other time in my life I took a chance that huge was when I moved here to San Antonio. I was living in Houston and got the job offer here. It’s not like I make a ton of money, but I knew it’d bring me closer to my family, so I did it. It scared the hell out of me at first, to have to move and make new friends and stuff, but in the end, it turned out all right. Then luckily Laine decided she missed me too much and she moved here, too.”
    Dax knew he’d never tire of Mack’s rambling way of talking to him. It was cute as hell. She had no idea how much information she gave him with her seemingly unrelated ramblings. He loved it. “So, I take it you’re not sorry you took the chance on me?”
    “Uh, no.” Mack said it as if she was saying “duh”. “I was a bit freaked that I didn’t even really know you. I mean, I saw you at the charity event and thought you were hot as hell, but I didn’t know you. I’ve only been on one blind date before, and it was a disaster. And you know, some cops are assholes. I would’ve been so disappointed if you were one of those, but so far, you’ve been cool. I’ve never really liked the whole cowboy-hat thing; I mean a cowboy hat is just funny looking. A lot of men can’t pull it off, but on you? I’ll just say, you can pull it off just fine. And you’re in shape. I’m sure you know that, I mean, you see yourself naked all the time, and I haven’t, but seriously, I can tell you’re muscular as hell and don’t have a beer belly. Why don’t you? I mean, you drink beer, you had one tonight, but you’re not fat at all.”
    Dax’s lips twitched as he tried to keep his laughter inside. They’d arrived at Mackenzie’s door. He turned her so her back was to the door and he was towering over her. He caught Mack’s hands in his and brought them up to his chest. He placed her palms flat on his shirt and pressed, indicating she should keep them there. He then framed her face with his hands and tilted her head up.
    “You approve of my body, Mack?” He was amused to note that she seemed speechless for the first time tonight. “Because I sure as hell approve of yours.”
    At the roll of her eyes, Dax continued.
    “You fit me perfectly. You’re a little thing next to me, and all I can think about is caging you in my arms and having my way with you.” He watched Mack swallow.
    “Uh…”
    “And your curves have been driving me crazy all night. There’s nothing sexier than a woman with curves. When I stood behind you tonight and helped with your form as you tried to throw that damn dart, you have no idea how hard it was for me not to push myself up against you to show you how I felt about your hips, and legs, and tits.”
    “Uh, seriously, Daxton…”
    “And your mouth. Hell, woman. Watching you talk to me tonight, watching you lick