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while since she’d been with a man, but the way he overpowered her, took what he wanted, and knew what to do with it, well, it unleashed yearning buried deep inside, which took hold like some kind of drug.
    He broke the kiss to catch his breath, then immediately pressed his mouth to her neck. She gasped as he pulled her closer to his body. He practically growled when the hard ridge of his erection rubbed against her panties, making her wet and needy and panicked.
    This could not happen. Not here and now.
    Not with Trip , of all men.
    That thought broke through her lusty haze so she shoved at his chest. “Wait.”
    “Why?” He barely got the word out as he continued his hot assault on her body, his thumbs now circling her nipples through the fabric of her dress. “Let’s do this, Kelsey. We both want it.” He kissed her again, and like the hungry fool she was, she kissed him back. “That’s my girl.”
    His cocky tone coupled with the little smirk she felt against her cheek gave her the strength to push him away.
    “Trip, please. Stop.” She kicked him again, this time in the thigh.
    “Hey, those damn heels are lethal, especially in this vicinity.” He waved his hand in front of his crotch.
    She jumped off the desk and backed away. “I don’t know what that was about, but it never happened. You are never going to tell Grey or Avery or anyone else.”
    “First of all, barely anything happened.” He scrubbed his hand over his face. “Secondly, why the hell does a kiss have to be a state secret?”
    “Look, Trip. I’ve grown up being thought of as some kind of blond bombshell, making it impossible to get a man to see me any other way. I don’t mean to hurt your feelings, but if I get associated with you, no decent man in this small town will ever take me seriously. And whether or not you think it would be boring to be ‘stuck’ with the same person, it’s the one thing I want more than anything else. So I will not muck it up just for twenty minutes of pleasure.”
     
    “Oh, at least an hour, darlin’.” He was hard and horny and stunned that she’d shot him down. She looked damn gorgeous standing there, fired up and flushed, chest heaving, hair wild and flowing.
    Kelsey rolled her eyes. “Go ahead, joke. It’s what you do best.” She straightened her dress and then bent over to pick her purse off the floor. “Return my book when you’re done with it, please.”
    “Wait a second.” He held up his hands. That little taste of Kelsey had only whet his appetite, confirming what he’d suspected all along. She would be H-O-T. Now he needed to convince her to loosen up and have a little fun . . . with him. “Tell me why you’re so desperate to get married. I mean, shouldn’t you actually meet someone and fall in love first? Maybe the reason you keep failing is because you’re going about it all backward.”
    Kelsey hugged her purse to her chest, frowning. “Is this the part where you try to give me relationship advice again?”
    “Now there’s an idea.” He smiled as he took a small step toward her.
    “I don’t want your advice.” She stepped back. “I don’t trust you.”
    “Ouch.” He grabbed his chest, mocking the insult. “Between the shoes and that sharp tongue, I’m losing a lot of blood this morning.”
    “Look, I’ve got to go.” She turned to leave.
    “Go study for Wade?” The thought of her and Wade curdled in his stomach like sour milk. Wade wasn’t a strong enough personality for Kelsey. She’d be bored within a month, no matter what she thought right now. Kelsey needed someone bigger, stronger, and more fun than Wade to keep her interested for a lifetime. Someone more like Trip—not that he was vying for the honors.
    “No, not for Wade!” She whirled around, eyes blazing, and stepped toward him. “For myself, Trip. Expand my horizons. Fulfill my potential. Any of these concepts mean anything to you?” She shrugged one shoulder. “Of course, if it makes me