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glasses,
folding them into the crowded pocket of his shirt. "So, now that we
have that finally sorted out, I know I could use some caffeine. Are
you coming for coffee?"
    " I..." She snapped her attention back.
"Yes, thank you. I was just heading that way. Coffee sounds
wonderful."
    " Good, then we’ll go together." He turned
to walk with her, but keeping his distance. "I have a couple of
questions I want to ask you."
    " Of course." She felt grateful for the room to
breathe.
    She was starting to feel a
little foolish. The coolly remote and enigmatic Dr. Stelanos was
simply being polite. Attempting to put her at her
ease .
    The pirate man she’d met in the garden
had been an illusion. He was obviously a very good doctor with a
terrific bedside manner, successful in putting nervous people at
their ease. The other man simply couldn’t— didn’t —exist. Well, not outside of her troubled
imagination.
    Her cheeks warmed beneath the intensity of
his angled gaze. "Oh, please. Ask me anything you like. I make sure
I keep my reading up to date."
    " Excellent." He nodded, his face settling
into deep thought.
    Her breathing eased
further. It
was going to be all right. She could expect nothing less from this man than
complete professionalism. It was almost a welcome relief. At least,
then she knew where she stood. He may be her landlord, but that
enforced relationship too, could be kept within strict
bounds.
    It was as if the episode in the garden
hadn’t happened. She was grateful to forget that first meeting. She
recaptured her shattered poise. Theirs would be a purely a business
arrangement, something over which she would maintain firm
control.
    A deep sense of relief flooded
through her. Having dinner with the man and his family was
certainly not an option, of course. She must make that perfectly clear right
now before—
    " The offer still stands, you know."
Spencer’s sudden comment cut across her musings.
    Concentrating on her thoughts, she almost
missed her step. "I’m sorry? I don’t understand." She looked up
blankly.
    " Baked beans and toast with Jamie." His
narrowed gaze studied her expression. He didn’t sound too pleased
to be re-issuing the invitation. "You remember, the boy and the
dog? My son won’t let us forget you’re invited to our place for
dinner. He was nagging me about it again just
yesterday."
    " Thank you, Dr. Stelanos." She pursed her
lips.
    How could he ? She felt a stab of deep
distaste. So her instincts had been right in the first place. It
made her feel nauseous to realize this man was no better than Eric.
Finding enjoyment in playing devious emotional games.
    Well, she wasn’t about to play. Spencer
Stelanos was a man too sure of himself and his own male
attractions. Very much like her ex-fiancé in that respect. Sure
that every female desired his masculine company.
    Okay, he ’s a very attractive
man, she
thought in a rush of brutal honesty. But he’s well and truly
taken. Pure
and simple.
    " Thank you for the invitation, but I’m sure
your wife wouldn’t approve of your inviting stray females to a meal
without her consent," she told him repressively, staring pointedly
to the wedding band on his left hand. "I think we should forget
about dinner. In fact, I think it best if we forgot all about our
first meeting. Our working relationship is the only thing we’ll
have in common. I’d prefer to keep it that way. My renting the
cottage from you is purely a business arrangement. But I will be
moving out as soon as I find a place of my own."
    She moved away from him. "I’m sure Jamie
will understand that your invitation is an unfortunate
misunderstanding."
    " A misunderstanding?" He lifted his
shoulders, a frown drawing his dark brows together. "No, Kate, I
don’t agree. I think you have misunderstood. It was a simple dinner
invitation, nothing more."
    Of all the
arrogant ...she bridled. "I don’t believe you."
    His face hardened before he said in a
clipped tone, "It’s not what you’re