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a lazy grin at Marie, deepening the dimples in both of his cheeks. “Ready to get out? I know Jack’s effervescent personality can be a little overwhelming at times.”
    She laughed at the look of resignation on Jack’s face. Could two men possibly be more different? Reno opened the door, standing back for Marie to step out past him and she motioned toward the building. “I’d like to stand here and chat, but…”
    Without a word, both men closed in on either side of her, escorting Marie to the door of the ladies’ room. For a minute, she thought they might go inside, but Jack slipped the gun he’d taken from her earlier into the pocket of the uniform she still wore. “I want it back when you come out.”
    They were waiting in the corridor with coffee, donuts, and sandwiches when she returned. For a moment, Marie thought she’d seen Jack smile at something Reno said, but she chalked it up to a trick of the light. She couldn’t imagine him smiling about anything, especially under the circumstances. Jack looked like his face would break if he smiled.
    “You hungry?” Reno handed her a deli ham sandwich while Jack offered her a cup of coffee.
    “Starved.” She peeled the paper back and shamelessly wolfed down a bite before she fainted. “And can I get a change of clothes while we’re here?”
    Reno reached out to dab a bit of mustard off the side of Marie’s mouth. “We were just talking about that. There’s a western store next door.”
    “ Western? ”
    Shocked, Marie watched as he actually did it again. Stone faced Jack Benson grinned. He must find the thought of her wearing blue jeans funny. He had wonderful features when he smiled. The hardness left his face and his tight mouth relaxed into a kissable Cupid’s bow.
    The memory of his mouth on hers unfurled in her mind. Marie wanted to kiss him once again, just to be certain she hadn’t imagined how skillful he was with his tongue or how he could kiss with passion in the midst of anger.
    Reno glanced from Jack to Marie with a knowing look. “There’s some history between you two I don’t know about?”
    “No.” Jack wadded in the last of his sandwich while the smile vanished from his face. He gulped down the coffee like it wasn’t hot, and tossed the empty container in a nearby trashcan. Marie got the feeling he did everything with an economy of movement just in case he wouldn’t get another chance again soon. She thought he must have lived a hard life because it showed in every efficient movement he made.
     
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    Twenty minutes later, Marie left the store dressed in jeans, cowboy boots, and a matching hat. She took time in the dressing room to take her hair out of the chignon, bushing it out with her fingers to let it fall across her shoulders. She stood transfixed, staring at herself in the mirror for a moment. She wondered if the sassy image staring back could really be her. How long had it been since she wore jeans and let her hair down? She thought she might like this new casually dressed woman staring back at her.
    With a slow curl of her lips, Marie turned around to look at her ass in the mirror. Not bad . The jeans hugged her like a second skin, accenting the roundness of her hips and the curve of her waist. Not that she could ever pass as a fashion model. She had too many curves for that, but she was happy with herself. She’d never be the type to starve her body into a shapeless toothpick.
    Leaving the uniform on the bench of the dressing room, she walked out the door to where Jack and Reno waited for her. Her mouth dropped open. Three words immediately came to her mind, ‘ Drop dead gorgeous,’ quickly followed by ‘S ex on the hoof’ . And any other number of tired clichés she could think of. The two men had transformed into cowboys with the blink of an eye, a pair of quite delicious looking cowboys.
    “You look ravishing, darlin’,” Reno drawled, giving Marie a roguish wink.
    Jack said nothing, but he looked her