Zephyr shuddered. “So, you are not taking the contract.”

“Doing so would have made it impossible to do this property. I wasn’t willing to give up a chance at decorating a specialty resort in paradise for re-creating my first design in a series of cookie-cutter office buildings.”

One of the things she and Art had disagreed on, besides the whole issue of marital fidelity, was her need to create, not merely re-create. For Art, the bottom line was always money. While Piper craved security, she needed the chance to stretch her artistic muscles just as much.

“I’m glad.”

She smiled. “Good.”

“I’m equally pleased you are here with me now.” For a man like Zephyr, that was quite an admission.

It deserved rewarding, at the very least reciprocating honesty. Emotion she was doing her best to suppress colored her single-word answer. “Ditto.”

He made a sexy sound, very much like a growl, before pulling her to him for a scorching kiss. Finally.

this so much. Being touched. Being held. She’d gotten very spoiled

the least resistance. She adored

lips moved against

lifted and then she was straddling his thighs, her skirt rucked up around her hips. The mattress

thing that mattered right now, the sensation of

no sense of urgency, telling her silently that they had all the time in the

a moment, their lips sliding apart in a natural movement. He caressed her cheek and temple with

just missed sex with her. He seemed to have missed their connection almost as much as she

weeks going without,” she

was so relaxed. They’d never made the commitment toward

With Neo cutting back his hours to spend more time with Cass, there’s a lot of reorganization of responsibilities going on.” He gave her gentle baby kisses all over face and neck between words. “Even

hadn’t been

mentioned something to that effect, but she’d thought he was just trying

in their association that he didn’t do “sensitive” and he hoped she could handle candor,

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