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.

much. Being touched. Being held. She’d gotten very spoiled to seeing

the kiss without the least resistance. She adored his lovemaking, but she could do

the way his lips moved against

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

on the only thing that mattered right now, the sensation of being held and

her silently that they

apart in a natural

hadn’t just missed sex with her. He seemed to have missed their

not tearing my clothes off after six weeks going without,” she whispered, the hushed quiet

why he was so relaxed. They’d never made the commitment toward monogamy. He could very well have found someone else back

to spend more time with Cass, there’s a lot of reorganization of responsibilities going on.” He gave her gentle baby kisses all

he hadn’t been with

that effect, but she’d thought he was

early in their association that he didn’t do “sensitive” and he hoped she could handle candor, even when it meant criticism. He’d been referring to their work association, but she’d gotten the impression he

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