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Your history goes before you."
    "What history?” He tried to deny it, but knew his love and leave ‘em attitude was about to play against him.
    "That's exactly what I mean. Too many to remember. The female species drop over you like flies."
    "And your point is?” Cade tempered his tone. He'd put up with Katie's nosiness because he loved her. Unfortunately, she didn't take the hint.
    "The point is they drool over you, and you play the game, one after another. This one's different."
    "How so?” His gaze narrowed on Katie, surprised by her intuitiveness. But she didn't give up. She was on a roll.
    "Well for a start, she's got clothes on."
    So far. Cade's mind whirred.
    "She's a wedding planner,” he offered by way of an appeasement. Seeing the surprise on his sister's face, he nearly laughed out loud, despite himself.
    Katie's eyes twinkled. “Anything I should know about?"
    "Nope.
    "Oh, yeah, that's right. I forgot you're commitment shy."
    "Got that in one."
    "You can't keep blaming them, Cade."
    His jaw tightened along with every muscle in his body, unwanted memories taking him to a sad, dark place he didn't want to visit. It always did at the mention of his parents. “That's none of your business, Katie. You were too young to know what went on."
    "Perhaps, but I've seen the consequences."
    And he'd lived them. “Forget it, Katie, it's not up for discussion."
    "So?” Her foot tapped a tattoo as she stood with her hands on her hips. “I'm waiting."
    "You're not giving up, are you?"
    She gave him a quirky “I told you so” smile.
    "Stubborn as a mule."
    "We're from the same gene pool, Cade, so don't forget to look at yourself."
    Cade exhaled. His sister's determined look spoke volumes. “Taylor's ... a business associate,” he said. “She's going to help me promote the new cocktail bars."
    "Her! She doesn't look the bar type. What's in it for her, besides a big consulting fee?"
    "There doesn't have to be."
    "Cade Harper, I know you, don't forget,” Katie said wiggling her finger at him.
    Ten, long minutes later, Katie thankfully gave in and left him, though peace didn't come. He warred internally. Intuition told him to run a mile. Yet instinctively he knew he wouldn't walk away from Taylor. She needed him.
    She needs to lose her virginity. I can help in that department.
    Eyes squeezed shut, Cade tried to block Taylor from his mind and his body. Everything hummed with a heat so damned urgent it took all the willpower in the world to hold back. He wanted to jump into bed with her right now. To make love, long and slow and sweet, then hot and fast, over and over until he could erase his need for her.
    Why so fierce? Why so urgent?
    Hell if he knew. He wasn't some pubescent school kid needing to get his rocks off. Yet, the thought of Taylor with another guy gnawed a path straight to his gut.
    Damn it, he didn't want to care, but he did. And that spelt danger, big time.

Chapter Three
    "Looks like you had a long night.” Nita sidelined Taylor the moment she walked into her office the next morning.
    "Forget it.” Taylor held up her hand. “You can stop hinting right there. Nothing happened."
    "You mean you ... didn't?"
    Taylor colored and buried herself in her diary. “No, we didn't. In fact, Cade Harper was the perfect gentleman."
    Nita dropped the morning mail in front of her. “Darn. You don't want a gentleman; you want fantasy."
    And there lay the problem. Taylor had fantasies and dreams all night. Hours and hours of vivid imagery, a heat coiled way down low, when she believed she could feel Cade's touch, needy and urgent. It had been a long and lonely night.
    "Right, let's get down to business,” she said, trying to hide her mood. She dropped her briefcase beside her desk and switched on her computer.
    And what about your dreams?
    The question he'd asked her last night replayed—again.
    She had dreamed—a long time ago. But Taylor had learnt that reality and dreams didn't mix. Death had come along, and