I smile, unable to resist directing my gaze to her lips for a brief moment. Our faces are so close it’d be easy to lean in and kiss her, but I can’t, no matter how much I can admit that I want to. There’s nothing I want more at this very moment than to kiss Lucy Rae Owens. I don’t care that she’s my employee for the summer. And I certainly don’t give a damn that she’s my brother’s ex-girlfriend. Nothing matters more than the desperate desire to feel her lips against mine. Her breathing gets shallower, and she leans in just a little closer, her lips slightly parted. I know she’s mine for the
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