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like me to show you around, or do you want to check out the place on your own?” she asked.
    After the thoughts he’d just had, he would be nuts to accept her offer. Common sense told him to go it by himself as he always did. But before he could get the right words out, he heard himself say, “I think it would be helpful if you gave me the tour.”
    Helpful to whom? Beneficial to what? Certainly not him. Women had been kicking him in the teeth since he was ten years old. He would much rather have done business with Taylor’s father. At least the man was up-front about the way things were. No surprises. God, Mitch hated surprises.
    â€œOkay,” she said. “My truck is in back.”
    â€œLet’s take mine,” he countered.
    â€œAre you one of those guys who’s prejudiced against women drivers?” she asked, one eyebrow lifted with undisguised challenge.
    His gaze snapped to hers and he saw the twinkle there. He grinned, his blood warming to her fire. “What if I am?”
    â€œThen we’ve got more problems than whose truck to take,” she said.
    â€œHow so?”
    â€œMy last name is Stevens. I’m in charge. And you’re going to have to deal with me.”
    â€œI don’t have a problem with that.”
    â€œYou’re sure?” she asked, as if there was something he should know.
    â€œI’m positive.”
    It was the Lord’s honest truth. As much as he wished otherwise, he was looking forward to dealing with her—more than he’d anticipated anything for a long time.
    â€œGood,” she said nodding. “Then let me point out that I know this ranch like the back of my hand. If I drive, you’ll be able to see more.”
    â€œOkay. Your point is well taken. And there’s nothing I’d like more than being chauffeured by a pretty lady.”
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    â€œSo what do you think?” Taylor asked Mitch.
    â€œWhat do I think?” he mused.
    She had parked her truck beside the barn and they walked the short distance to the corrals. They stood side by side with their forearms resting on the top of the fence. Well, he was standing in the dirt and she was on the first slat, but their shoulders were even—and the occasional brushing together generated a sizzle of awareness. Actually more like sparks which created a serious fire hazard in her parched heart. What would it take to fan the embers into flames?
    Taylor tried her darnedest not to notice the subtle scent of his aftershave, or the warmth of his body beside hers. She tried hard to shove the sensations to the back of her mind. She had more important things to worry about. Like getting the contract for the championships. Like forgetting that he was not the angryman who had told her she kissed like a little girl. Now he was very much a man. And she was a woman, standing close enough for her to feel the unbridled effects of his masculinity.
    Her breath caught when his gaze met hers. She’d seen the Pacific Ocean on a cloudless, blue-sky day. She’d marveled at the breathtaking water that glittered like diamonds, yet wondered what dangers lurked below its surface. Even in the shadow of his hat Mitch’s eyes glinted, too, and she couldn’t help questioning what was going on in his mind.
    â€œTell me what you think,” she said again.
    â€œThe ranch looks good,” he said carefully. “Even better than I remember. You’ve made some changes. Are you ready to tell me about the project you’re working on?”
    No, she wanted to say. She was afraid to let him know how much she needed him. It was bad enough when all she’d had to worry about was his memory of what she’d done ten years ago. But now she knew how he’d found out that the girl he loved had loved someone else. She knew better than anyone how deep that hurt could go.
    If he’d waited for revenge, time had supplied him with the perfect means. All he had to