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can attribute our behavior to?”
    Why was her heart pounding so hard in her chest? She wanted to take a step back, but the wall was right behind her.
    “What do you mean? Of course that’s what happened. It was a bad plan in the first place, and I neverconsidered that I wouldn’t be able to resist the effects of the cologne,” she said, her voice softer than she wished.
    “Your pulse has spiked, your cheeks are flushed, and your pupils are dilated,” he said, raising a hand to her cheek.
    “It’s that stupid cologne. Does it ever wear off?”
    Dan smiled. “There’s no way the cologne is still having any major effect at this point. The ingredients break down over forty-eight hours. So what else do you think could be causing this reaction?”
    “I’m furious with you, that’s what,” she said. “I want you to leave.”
    “I think you want me to leave because you know your response isn’t having anything to do with the cologne,” he said softly. “Neither is mine. Whatever is happening right here, right now, it’s just us, Jodie.”
    She did step back, sure that some distance would give her sanity, but he stepped forward, trapping her against the wall. Hardness pressed against the softness of her stomach, and she couldn’t stop the rush of heat between her legs.
    “Dan, we can’t do this,” she said, sounding more desperate than she wished.
    “Why not? It appears we have fantastic chemistry, with or without additives,” he said with a brief kiss to the edge of her lips. “Though I am always interested in experimenting, I’ve never had much use for…implements…toys. But maybe we could explore…”
    Jodie’s mind entered total meltdown mode as she even considered the idea. Dan tying her to the rails ofher bed and experimenting with her vibrator…or maybe she’d tie him and experiment with warm honey….
    “Stop,” she said sharply, though she was speaking to the direction of her own thoughts more than she was to him. Still, Dan nodded shortly and stepped back. She appreciated it, and also regretted losing the closeness.
    He had her so confused she didn’t know what she wanted.
    “Jodie, can I suggest something?”
    “As long as it doesn’t have to do with sex toys, yes,” she said.
    “I want to apologize for the cologne. I did use it the day in the shop, because I had an agenda, as well. I needed to stop you from seeing Jason. He’s a…he’s an ass. I’ve wanted you for so long, and I couldn’t stand the idea of you with him. So I…I gambled.”
    Shocked by his confession and his honesty, Jodie relaxed slightly. “You were jealous of Jason?”
    Dan looked minutely uncomfortable, but nodded. “I’m jealous of all of them, jealous of anyone who touches you, of who gets to be with you. But the rest were strangers. With Jason…I could…it was just too much.”
    Now, when she thought he couldn’t rock her world any more than he already had, he went and tilted it entirely in the other direction.
    It was a revelation of sorts. She’d never had any idea that Dan could be jealous. She’d always just thought of him as her friend. As a friend, she supposed she could meet him halfway, all things considered.
    “I’m sorry, too. For the cookies, and for planning toseduce you, and leave you high and dry. We’ve been friends too long. I should have just come and talked to you,” she said, truly regretful now that she had calmed down.
    “Thank you.”
    She blew out a sigh. “So I guess we just try to put this behind us? To pretend this never happened, to save our friendship?” she said, walking to the other side of the kitchen to get some distance.
    Could she? Could she really forget last night?
    “I guess I wasn’t clear,” Dan said, smiling ruefully. “You make things topsy-turvy. I look at you, and it’s hard to think straight.”
    Her breath caught. Lots of men had said things to her like that, but none of them with the depth of emotion that Dan had. The way he was looking