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nothing would remind him of her. He was off tomorrow also, and he didn’t plan on leaving.
    He flipped his blinker on and turned down Maple Street. He hated himself for it, but he had to make sure Ava wasn’t at her store. He figured she wasn’t. She hadn’t been the past few days, but you just never knew. Before he could safely sit down with his cold beer, he had to make sure she was home doing whatever it was she was doing … hopefully alone.
    Only one light shone out on the sidewalks, and of course, it came from her place. Damn that woman for always making his life complicated. Then again, he’d made the choice to come down this road. Now he had to find out just how long she planned on being here.
    He parked his truck along the curb, climbed out, and made his way to the store entrance. Pulling on the door, he expected to find it unlocked but was pleasantly surprised to see it wasn’t. He tapped on the glass and didn’t have to wait long for Ava to come from the back. His mouth dropped open. She looked stunning. Her dark hair was in ringlet curls, and she wore a beautiful cream dress. She was absolutely breathtaking.
    She opened the door and greeted him in her usual flirty way, calling him officer. He grinned, hating himself for enjoying the playful banter. There was just something about Ava Miller. She invited him in, and he glanced around. She’d done a lot of beautiful work since he’d last been here. The store looked very upscale, not the trashy place he had imagined. There were colonial columns set up, and the walls were painted a nice sky blue. It looked like she was starting to sketch some vines to go along the top as a border. She really had an eye for design.
    “So, officer, what brings you here tonight?”
    “I was just driving by and saw you here and thought I’d see how long you would be working.”
    She crossed her arms and leaned against one of the columns. He wasn’t sure why he was taking this moment to do it, but he had to take her in. God, she was sexy. His hands itched to touch. To see if she molded into him the way he imagined she would.
    “Just a little work tonight. Julie and I hit the town today.”
    “And you didn’t get arrested?”
    Ava giggled. “No, we were good, contrary to what you might think, I’m really not that bad a person.”
    “I don’t think you’re a bad person, Ava.” Had he given her that impression?
    “You just dislike me, right?”
    He didn’t say anything. How did he answer that? He wasn’t sure if he liked her or not.
    “I won’t be here late tonight. Don’t feel like you need to send a patrol car by each hour.”
    Her tone had changed, and he knew he’d hurt her feelings, which caused a strange pain around his heart he’d never experienced before. All he wanted to do was make it better. Before he knew what he was doing, he closed the space between them and stood directly in front of her. He inhaled her sweet rose scent, and the next thing he knew, he wrapped his hand around her neck and his lips sought hers.
    She was soft … everywhere. From her lips to her cheeks, and he imagined she stayed that way all the way down. He pulled her closer, taking the kiss deeper. Her tongue met his, and she moaned. His manhood enjoyed that little noise and soon was pressing against his zipper, crying to be free.
    Ava tasted good, and he couldn’t believe he stood in the middle of her sex toy shop, kissing the woman who infuriated him more than anyone else ever had. Yet as he kissed her, the world seemed to stop, and he felt like this was where he was supposed to be—as if all the events of the day had led him here.
    His free hand started to roam. He had to feel her, touch her in any way he could. Lightly, he rubbed his palm down her spine until it stopped on her lower back. He ached to go farther, to grab that ass of hers. He knew even with both hands, there would be plenty to squeeze. He was an ass man, and she definitely had one that made his mouth water.
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