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course, the kitchen needed to be completely renovated as well. 
    When they were back on the lanai, she stood awkwardly beside him, aware that she’d
     chattered on about everything while he walked beside her silently. 
    She only noticed that issue when she stopped talking.  The waiters had cleaned up
     everything while they’d been walking through the house and seemed to have completely
     disappeared.  The only sounds were the chirping of the grasshoppers and singing of
     the cicadas and tree frogs and she stared at his chest, trying to figure out what
     he was thinking. 
    When she finally looked up at him, she realized that was exactly what he’d been waiting
     for. 
    “When can you start?” he asked, his hands in his pockets.  Angelo wanted the business
     portion of their evening to finish quickly so he could get down to the personal side. 
     He was going to kiss her.  She knew he was going to kiss her, was nervous about the
     prospect and was even trying to step away from him so that it would be more difficult
     to accomplish.  But her eyes kept drifting to his mouth and her tongue darted out
     several times, wetting her own lips.  Sure indications that they were both on the
     same mind track. 
    “Um…” Jade glanced back at the house, wishing she could ignore the desire to fix this
     gorgeous house.  Everything in her knew that being around Angelo would be dangerous. 
     She had to be loyal to her boyfriend, Dave, and stay out of Angelo’s way.  He was
     a tyrant, she suspected. 
    And how would the rest of the town perceive her efforts to save this house?  Would
     they be furious that she was assisting the enemy?  So many of them wanted this prime
     spot to be bulldozed so new houses or even a resort could move in.  There was so much
     land, so many lush trees.  She couldn’t let it all go away simply for tax revenue
     and additional income for the shop owners. 
    Besides, she told herself as she mentally debated the likely problems, if she didn’t
     tackle the project, it sounded as if Angelo would simply hire someone else and they
     probably wouldn’t do it right.  The man wanted his house to be fixed.  Why wouldn’t
     he?  He’d just bought the place.  He needed the bathrooms to work and a usable kitchen. 
    With a sigh, she nodded her head.  “I can start next week. I need to shift some things
     around but I don’t have anything urgent on my calendar.”
    “Perfect,” he replied softly.  And then he moved in. 
    Stepping closer to her, his hand whipped out and wrapped around her waist, pulling
     her close to him.  With his other hand, he reached out and cupped her head, holding
     her still as his head slowly descended to hers.  When his lips touched hers, she gasped
     and pulled back slightly, shocked by the heat that shot through her whole body.  Her
     hands, already lightly touching his hard, muscular arms, were now gripping his muscles
     in surprise. 
    Angelo pulled back only for a moment, his eyes watching hers.  Yes, she was feeling
     it too.  And then he kissed her again, not as gently.  Not as tentatively.  His mouth
     demanded entry and when she opened hers, his tongue moved in, tasting and taunting
     her to participate in the kiss.  When he felt her tongue mate with his, his hands
     moved lower, pulling her flush against him, lifting her slightly higher so their bodies
     matched more completely. 
    Over and over again, his head tilted to taste more, to deepen the kiss and discover
     her honey.  He wanted her.  Desperately.  But he knew she was still nervous.  She
     was also still dating someone and as soon as that thought entered his mind, he pulled
     back. 
    Looking down at her still closed eyes and her swollen lips, he knew that he’d gotten
     to her.  Just as she’d gotten to him if his hard body was any indication. 
    “I’ll take you home,” he said softly but his voice was deeper than normal.  Huskier
     and thick with the need to continue