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of her hand and began to walk again. “It doesn’t make me angry. I just don’t like it when people assume things.”
    “Assume things?”
    “She assumed that she would always get what she wanted, and so did you.”
    “I’m not assuming anything,” she retorted. “That’s the way it’s always been.”
    “Well, it isn’t now.”
    “Besides, she won’t give up. She never does.”
    “So?”
    Sera shrugged and looked down at the sidewalk. “You never know what the future holds,” she said softly.
    “Wouldn’t I have a say in it?” he asked, his voice tight with ire.
    “Yes,” she said softly. “I didn’t mean to make you angry.”
    He remained silent for a moment, and then squeezed her hand gently. “I know you didn’t, but I don’t want Michelle, and I think that’s why she was so angry with you.”
    “Why?”
    He smiled down at her as he led her quickly across the street. It was then that Sera realized they had left the campus and were heading into town. The streets were packed with cars. People, mostly college students, were milling around outside the bars smoking cigarettes. Music filled the air as they passed by the crammed bars and groups of people on the street. She smiled softly as she noticed the envious glances of the women they passed.
    He remained silent as they turned a corner and left the noise behind for quieter, closed shops. “She knew that I had my eye on someone else.”
    “And who would that be?” she asked.
    “Some blond who didn’t want to talk to me.” Sera glanced up at him, surprised by the teasing glint in his eyes.
    She laughed softly as she cast him a quick smile. “Who could with the swarm that you had around you?”
    He stopped walking, tugging on her hand to halt her. She stopped before him, tilting her chin up to gaze into his amazing green eyes. “I found a way to talk to you,” he said huskily.
    His voice sent shivers of desire down her spine. His intense stare caused her to bite nervously into her bottom lip as his hand came up to gently stroke her cheek. “There wasn’t a swarm of people around me,” she said softly, relishing in the feel of his touch against her skin.
    “No,” he whispered. “Just a bunch of leering guys who were too scared to talk to you.”
    Sera’s eyes snapped up to his. She stared at him in surprise before bursting into laughter. “Oh, I don’t think so.”
    His hand froze on her face as he stared at her doubtfully. “Didn’t you notice them?”
    Sera looked at him in confusion and took a step back. His hand fell from her face. A sense of loss enveloped her as the contact was broken. “Notice who?” she asked.
    He stared at her with the fierce intensity that she was beginning to grow accustomed to. Her eyebrows rose inquiringly as she tried to discern what he was searching for, but she had no idea why he was looking at her like that. He gently placed his hand on her face and drew her closer. Her heart began to pound eagerly as she rested her hands lightly against his chest. The air seemed to crackle with electricity as his thumb began to gently stroke her cheek.
    She stared into his fierce green eyes as they burned into hers. She was completely useless against the magnetic pull that was drawing her in. She closed her eyes as his lips brushed against hers; they sent a shower of sparks and heat throughout her body.
    Her mouth opened slowly and his tongue delved heatedly into it. His hands thrust into her hair as he kissed her hungrily. Her whole body was on fire as she clutched at his back to pull him closer. He eased her against the cool cement of a store wall as his hard body pressed firmer against hers. All of his hard contours burned into her flesh, sizzling throughout her. His hands slid leisurely down her body to caress the exposed skin of her stomach. She shivered with desire as her knees turned to Jell-O.
    Suddenly, the loud burst of a horn ripped into her daze. She jumped in surprise as her mind cleared of its