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like an idiot.
    “How are you feeling?” he asked when he reached the door.
    She nodded. “Better.” She smiled up at him. “And you’ll be relieved to hear that I think we should get going.”
    He raised an eyebrow. He wasn’t relieved; if anything, he was a little disappointed. He’d been looking forward to a few minutes alone with her, before they went to Cassidy’s place.
    She laughed. “I’m not letting you off the hook. I still want us to talk, but I have to be realistic about how long my voice will last. I want to get to Cassidy’s, have dinner, and then get you back here.”
    He shook his head with a smile. “We won’t be able to get away from their place early, and knowing you and Cassidy, your voice will be all used up in the first half hour anyway. I think I’m safe for tonight.”
    She surprised the hell out of him when she stepped toward him, put her hands on his shoulders and stood on tiptoe to kiss his cheek. “Don’t you believe it, Carter. You’ll never be safe from me!”
    He sucked in a deep breath as she stood back with a smile. It took everything he had not to close his arms around her and pull her against him. Maybe he needed to go back to his plan of avoiding her, because letting her get as close as she just had would only end up leading them to one place. The way the blood was rushing through his veins, pounding in his temples, he wanted to forget about their evening out and take her to that one place right now!
    She misread his reaction and looked concerned. “Was that too much?”
    He shook his head.
    “What then?”
    “It wasn’t enough.” Damn! He shouldn’t have said it. But he’d had no choice. It was the truth.
    Her eyes widened and two little spots of pink appeared on her cheeks. Then a smile slowly spread across her face. “I agree.”
    Oh, shit! What was he supposed to do with that? What he supposed to say even? “Come on, we’d better get going.” He turned around and headed back to the truck. It was the only safe thing to do.
    ~ ~ ~
    When they arrived at Cassidy’s, Shane flung the door open and greeted them with a grin. “Welcome back, Summer! Come on in. The little lady is in the kitchen; I’ve got her chained to the stove.”
    Summer laughed and reached up to hug him as he held his arms out to her. She liked Shane. He was the perfect guy for Cassidy. “It’s good to see you again, Shane.”
    “Come on through,” called Cassidy. “And if you can manage to lock that asshole out on the porch when you come in, that’d be great.”
    Shane grinned at Summer and Carter. “She loves me really.”
    Carter laughed. “I don’t know how she puts up with you.”
    Shane feigned a hurt look and put an arm around Summer’s shoulders as he walked her through to the kitchen. “I’m glad you’re back. You’re the only one who’s ever nice to me. These guys are mean!”
    Summer smiled at Cassidy who was, indeed, at the stove. She smiled back as she waved a wooden spoon at Shane with a grin. “She does, but if you don’t get out of this kitchen and out of my way…”
    Shane let go of Summer and held up both hands. “Consider me gone!” He looked at Carter. “Come on, bro. The kitchen’s no place for guys to be hanging out anyways. Come on out on the deck with me. We can leave the little women to it.”
    Summer laughed as the wooden spoon flew through the air, just missing Shane’s ear. “Get out while you still can!”
    “Yes, dear. Love you, dear,” called Shane as the door closed behind them.
    “I see you’re settling in to nearly-wedded bliss, then,” Summer said when the guys had gone.
    Cassidy laughed. “We are. It’s wonderful. I love that asshole to pieces!”
    “I can tell. Oh, and let me see the ring! Typical that you went and got engaged as soon as I left.”
    Cassidy wiped her hands and came around the island to show Summer her engagement ring.
    “Oh, Cass! It’s beautiful. Congratulations!”
    The smile on Cassidy’s face said it