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I’ve been enjoying.” And keep as far away from Zane Cameron as she could for the rest of the night. “Thanks for being so hospitable.” She gestured toward the Heavens. “And for sharing the incredible view with me tonight.”
    They fell into step and then he held the door open for her and she stepped into the house.
    “Do you remember where your room is?”
    She frowned. It was a huge home, bigger than she’d thought it was. “I think so…”
    He cocked his head in the direction of the hallway. “I’ll show you, just to make sure you get there without getting lost.”
    When they entered the hallway she was beyond aware of him. Her entire body seemed on fire and she felt as if he was touching her despite the fact that there were a couple of inches between them as they walked side-by-side.
    He stopped in front of a doorway. “Here you go.”
    “Thanks.” She smiled even as she trembled a little. She wanted him to kiss her so badly that she could feel it through every inch of her being. But that wasn’t going to happen.
    The way he was looking at her… It made her wonder for a moment if maybe his restraint wasn’t as good as she’d thought it was. If he kissed her, she didn’t know if she’d be able to walk away.
    “Good night, Jessie,” he said softly.
    Tension vibrated between them. “Night,” she said.
    He gave her one last, long look and then he walked away. She let out her breath as she watched him until he went around a corner and she couldn’t see him any longer.
    She rubbed her temples and closed the bedroom door behind her. For a moment she stood at the foot of the bed, wondering what it would be like to have the delicious Zane Cameron in it with her.

Chapter 4
     
     
    He’d barely slept.
    Zane dragged his hand down his face as he sat astride his Quarter horse and watched Jessie climb into her Mustang. The engine rumbled when she started it and her reverse lights came on as she backed out of her parking place. They flashed off as she started to go forward and then she headed toward the gate. She was probably going to Phoebe’s to take photographs.
    All night he’d thought about Jessie being in a guest bedroom just down the hall from his own room. No matter how he’d tried, he hadn’t been able to get his mind off of her. Images of seeing her in the bed, naked, kept coming to his mind. Hell, he’d kept thinking about how she’d looked tonight during dinner and how comfortable it had been being around her. How genuinely sweet she was. How natural.
    If he was feeling like this about another woman, he had no business marrying Phoebe. It wasn’t fair to her or to him. But that wasn’t the real reason for realizing he needed to split with her. For some time he’d been feeling edgy about the upcoming wedding. That was the reason he’d put it off.
    Phoebe had a smile that lit up any room she was in and she loved the spotlight. He’d enjoyed her company and she’d acted the part of a loving woman who’d wanted to settle down and raise a few kids. After he’d asked her to marry him, he’d begun to feel like that was exactly what she’d been doing. Acting. Something just didn’t feel right anymore. He’d thought that maybe it was just pre-wedding jitters on his part.
    Recently he’d started to feel like he’d been blinded by her brilliant smile and her sweet personality. Yesterday had proved that she wasn’t all sweetness—she’d shown a side that he’d never seen from her before. A woman couldn’t act like she had and not have that be a part of her.
    And then there was the grumblings of the hired help and comments his brother Wyatt made. It wasn’t like him to talk ill about a woman, not even in a joking way. But he’d seen something in Phoebe that Zane hadn’t.
    Until now. Phoebe had pushed things fast. Faster than he would have liked and he just got caught up in all of it. Now he realized it needed to change.
    He rubbed the bridge of his nose then looked in the direction