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class started.”
    “That’s not good enough. I need you to promise me.”
    She held his gaze. “Promise you what?”
    He grinned. “Promise me that you won’t let any woman other than you come near me for the duration of the class. That you’ll personally protect me. Then I’ll relax and we can get started.”
    “Okay.”
    “No. You need to say it.”
    Cassidy sighed.
    “Doesn’t she ladies?”
    They could all see what was going on and were happy to play along by the looks of them. “She does!”
    Cassidy rolled her eyes. “I promise I won’t let any woman other than me come near you.”
    “And?” He was enjoying this far too much!
    “And I will personally protect you.”
    “For how long?”
    “For the duration of the class.”
    “And you’re a woman of your word?”
    She narrowed her eyes at him. He was turning this all around on her! “I am.”
    “Great.” He grinned around at the ladies. “How much longer does this class run for?”
    Monique chuckled. “Another three weeks.”
    Cassidy scowled. “I meant this class—the next hour.”
    Shane gave her a victorious smile. “ We didn’t, did we ladies?”
    They all laughed. “No!” called Mrs. Dearborn. “The duration of the class, Cassidy. You have to make sure you don’t let any other woman near him for the next three weeks!”
    What the…? How the hell had he managed to pull this one off? Cassidy glared at him. He shrugged with that infuriating grin of his. “ I kept my word. Are you going to keep yours?”
    She stared around at all the eagerly expectant faces smiling back her. She heaved a big sigh. “It looks like I have no choice.”
    “It does, doesn’t it?” Shane lay back on the chair. “Draw away, ladies. Draw away.”

Chapter Seven
     
    Shane dropped the towel once he was safely in the back room. He pulled his jeans back on and fastened them, then shrugged into his shirt. He shook his head as he reached for his boots. Cassidy had certainly put one over on him tonight. He couldn’t help but chuckle to himself. She’d set him up and he’d walked straight into it. Hell he’d run headlong willingly into the trap she’d set for him. She hadn’t lied. She’d said she wanted him naked and doing whatever she said. It was his assumption about what she might want that had led him into trouble. He couldn’t blame her.
    He listened as she said good night to the ladies. He’d given them a laugh at least. That he didn’t mind at all. And though he’d lost the battle, he’d put himself at an advantage in the war of wills he was engaged in with Cassidy. He’d made her promise, in front of all those women, that she wouldn’t let another woman near him for the next three weeks. He smiled. He intended to make the most of that one. He knew she’d keep her word, no matter how much she resented it. As long as he didn’t push her too far, he cautioned himself as he pulled his boots on. She’d play along, but she wouldn’t take too much crap. He’d have to push the line, but not cross it. He stood up, and listened. He heard her bidding good night to still-chattering women, and then closing the door behind them. He’d wait before he buttoned his shirt. It wouldn’t do any harm to give her another good look at what she was missing out on. He’d noticed her reaction earlier. For all her fight, she wanted him. But not nearly as badly as he wanted her.
    She knocked on the door. “Are you decent?”
    He chuckled. “Never been accused of that in my life. But I am dressed.”
    She came in and stopped in the doorway eyeing him suspiciously. “I thought you were dressed!”
    He held his shirt open with a grin. “You’ve seen it all, sweetheart. Don’t tell me you’re going to act shy about seeing my naked chest now?”
    She smiled. “Yeah. I suppose you’ve got a point.”
    Hmm, it seemed she was less confrontational now. Maybe he should take advantage? “That was a dirty trick by the way.”
    She shrugged. “You deserved