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a gorilla were to walk into the room at this point.  “Don’t change the subject.”
    She moved a bit closer, fascinated with the man.  He’d been so gruff earlier today, but at the first call for help, he’d jumped out of bed and rushed to her aid.  Not to mention, he was gorgeous!  He was tall and sexy, and the shirt he was wearing now showed off all of those amazing muscles that she’d been too distracted earlier today to notice.  So yes, she forgave him for being rude earlier today.  “What was the subject?”
    She caught his eyes moving lower, glancing at her breasts and took a deep breath, lowering her arms.  All night, she’d been thinking about this man, wondering about him.  And he’d come to her rescue, no questions asked.  He was strong and handsome, too arrogant, but she could deal with that.  And she suddenly realized that this man…this handsome, sexy, and fascinating man was here and…she wanted him. 
    Her new plan was to ignore everything her parents had taught her over the years and find her own way, discover what she wanted, and go after it.  No more “eminently eligible bachelors”, no more society functions where she would meet all the “best” people.  No more dinner parties or charity functions or boring, tedious garden parties. 
    This was her new life.  She was going to figure out what worked for her, and do it! 
    Right now, she wanted Knox.  She wanted him to kiss her and to have permission to run her fingers over his strong shoulders.  And maybe, most likely, she wanted this man to be her first lover. 
    No more waiting for the right man to propose to her.  No more listening to her mother drone on about a man’s financial assets and discovering where his homes were located, which corporate or charity boards he sat on or who had better connections.  She was done with that mentality.  She hadn’t ever liked it. 
    But she liked it here.  And she liked Knox.  She suspected that, deep down underneath that gruff exterior and grumbling attitude, he was a good man.  And she felt his loneliness almost as if it were a live thing.  She could feel it…because she felt it inside of herself. 
    “We were talking about when you were going to head back out of town, Andie.  You’re too…” his eyes moved down her figure again, “soft.”
    Oh no!  Not back to that subject!  She’d just started liking him again! 
    She looked up into those amazing green eyes and stopped herself from contradicting him.  She wouldn’t let him goad her on that subject.  Not this time. 
    She smiled and moved a bit closer.  She wanted to run her hands over his chest, to feel his strong muscles underneath her fingertips.  But she wasn’t that brave.  Not yet, anyway. 
    “I’m not leaving.  But I thank you very much for your assistance tonight.”  She looked down at his hands.  “Bean bag gun.  I’ll get one tomorrow.”
    He sighed and stepped away from her, clenching his hands into fists so that he wouldn’t reach out and touch her.  “No.  You’ll pack up all of your…” he stopped and looked around.  “Where is your furniture?  Don’t you have a bed?”
    She laughed softly.  “Everyone keeps asking me that.  I drove here ahead of my furniture.  It should be arriving in the next few days.”
    He shook his head.  “You don’t have a bed.”
    “I have a sleeping bag,” she told him and gestured to the floor where she’d been sleeping.  “It keeps me warm enough.  The rest will be here as soon as the stores ship it to me.”
    He paused, not really understanding.  “What does that mean?” he demanded, as if her statement should make perfect sense. 
    She shrugged.  “Well, I had to buy furniture.  I had it shipped to this address.  It takes a bit longer for the stores to ship up here than it does in the lower states.”
    He ran a hand over his jaw, and thought about how he would need to shave before kissing her with all of that soft, tender