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the heat that was coming off of him in waves, she was barely aware of the cold ground beneath her. Her tongue darted out and smoothed over her lips and she wondered how he would taste, especially when his eyes tracked the movement and his pupils dilated even more in the low light coming from their houses. “Can you tell me how he survives?”
    He chuckled as he brushed a strand of hair from her face, “Justice may just surprise you yet, Miss Ana. You know he likes to play fast and loose with the rules.”
    “But,” she started but at his look of disbelief she swallowed her words.
    Another light flipped on in his house and Ana’s first thought was he had a special guest over. The jealousy that swelled up was surprising and unwanted. A light came on in his front room and then the porch light came on. The person that walked out was much smaller than Ana would have expected and she frowned. The little moppet was also wrapped in a fuzzy pink robe with matching teddy bear slippers. But the thing that really brought the jealousy to a screeching halt was the pure voice of a little girl saying, “Daddy? Is everything okay?”
    Giving Ana a wry smile, Harrison stood up and then helped her to her feet. Not looking at Ana, he said, “I was just having a disagreement with our new neighbor.”
    “It’s four in the morning,” the little girl said, sounding far too mature for an eight year old. Of course, Harrison did say she was eight going on eighteen.
    “Yes, it is,” Harrison said grimly, his eyes darting to Ana and then just as quickly darting away. “So why are you awake, Jolie?”
    “I was thirsty and then I had to pee,” the little girl said. “But when I saw the lights on, I wondered what was happening. Who’s the new neighbor?”
    “Ana,” Ana said, introducing herself.
    “She’s just a few years older than you, sweetheart. I’m sure the two of you will get along famously,” Harrison added, earning a strange look from Ana. How could he possibly know how old she was? And she was more than a few years older than eight. Before she could correct him, he turned her so she was facing her house and murmured, “I trust you haven’t locked yourself out again?”
    Her eyes widened as she jerked her head towards the door. When she saw that it was still open, she released the breath she had been holding, He walked with her to the front door, probably to make sure she got inside before she needed to borrow his key again. “The cat is probably too warm and cozy to pull any shenanigans tonight. But in the morning, I swear he’ll push me out himself if he has the chance.”
    “Go to sleep,” he murmured as they paused on the step.
    “You’re for sure writing another book?” she asked cautiously, needing the confirmation.
    “Only if my neighbor stops locking herself out of her house,” he said with a smile, though it didn’t quite reach his eyes. He looked troubled for some reason and she wanted to ask him why he would be troubled but it was four in the morning and she was tired.
    “I promise,” she vowed. “Good night, Harrison.”
    “Good night, Ana.” He turned and walked away, gathering his daughter up in his arms as he went back into his house. When he shut his front door, she finally closed her door, barely aware of the sigh that slipped past her lips.
    Leaning against the door, she realized she was smiling and she was unable to wipe it off her face. With a bounce in her step, she headed up the stairs and laid down in bed, her thoughts racing a million miles an hour. For the first time in her life, she wanted to throw all caution to the wind and see where things went with Harrison. It didn’t matter that he had practically shoved her out the door the day before because there was no denying the attraction between them. Even though she herself didn’t have a lot of experience with men beyond kissing, she had read plenty of books and she could use all of her theoretical skills to bring him around. She was