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surrender his entire heart to the woman in his life, which left him bruised and battered when the love affair ended. But he didn’t know how else to be.
    “Getting deeply involved with me wouldn’t be a good idea.”
    “Are you married?” He imagined some Latin lover down in Argentina and wanted to hit something.
    “No, and I don’t expect to get married for a long, long time.”
    “That’s fine with me, but just for the record, why the repetition of the word long? Do you have something against marriage?”
    She pointed a finger at him. “See? That’s what worries me. I’ll bet you’re looking for happily ever after.”
    “Eventually, yeah. What’s the matter with that?”
    “Not a thing, except...well, I’m just not into that routine.”
    “Okay.”
    “I’m looking for ‘happy right now.’”
    He desperately wanted to touch her. If he could kiss her, this conversation would be unnecessary. She was worrying about things that wouldn’t matter for quite a while. When April arrived, they could deal with this issue. Talking about it tonight was a waste of valuable time. “I can work with happy right now.”
    “You were awfully quick to say that, Trey. I’m not convinced you mean it, especially if you’ve been thinking about me for months and you even wrote a song about me.”
    He gazed into her blue eyes and curbed his frustration. Maybe she had a point. Now that he’d discovered that his angel was a beautiful woman, he could be guilty of romanticizing the connection between them and falling in love with the idea of her. Yeah, that sounded like something he’d do.
    Blowing out a breath, he shoved his hands in his pockets so he wouldn’t forget himself and reach for her. “It’s possible I’ve attached too much meaning to this chance encounter because of Pam and Emmett’s wedding after what happened last spring. But damn it, when a gorgeous woman appears out of nowhere and saves your life, that’s gonna make an impression.”
    “You were delirious. I doubt you saw me all that clearly. You couldn’t have known how I looked.”
    “That’s true. I’ve thought about how dazed and confused I must have been. You could have been seventy-five and missing all your teeth and I wouldn’t have known the difference.”
    She smiled at that.
    “But you seemed like some sort of angel with your halo of blond hair, which was lit up somehow.”
    “From the headlights of my truck, no doubt.”
    “Probably. I also remembered your beautiful blue eyes, which are as beautiful as I thought they were, by the way.”
    “Thanks.” Her cheeks turned pink.
    “But I especially remembered your voice—soft, caring, soothing. I’m a musician, so sound means a lot to me. Your voice, which is also sexy as hell, has been part of many dreams these past few months.”
    The color in her cheeks darkened. “Oh.”
    “Now let me ask you something.”
    “Fair enough.”
    “Did you ever think of me after that?”
    She met his gaze, even though she continued to blush furiously. “Yes.”
    “Often?”
    “Often enough.” She drew a quivering breath. “But that whole bit about Cassie made me decide you were too intense for me, so I thought it was better that we’d lost touch.”
    “And now?” He probably shouldn’t have asked that, but the gleam in her eyes made him bolder.
    “Oh, Trey. You do turn me on, but I’m so afraid that—”
    “Don’t be afraid.” He pulled her into his arms and lowered his head. He was done talking. “Don’t ever be afraid of me.”
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    K NOWING FULL WELL that she was doing exactly what she’d vowed not to, Elle gave up the fight. But he was so appealing, so determined, and...oh, dear God, the man could kiss. His mouth covered hers gently at first as he settled in with velvet pressure that was just enough to make her want more. Pulse racing, she cupped the back of his head and parted her lips, inviting him to take as many liberties as he wanted.
    And he obviously wanted. He