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His lips hovered near hers, and for a moment, snug in his arms, Mary could not move. His eyes held dark fire instead of the laughter she had come to expect.

Those eyes seemed to see her, in a way that Oliver Sinclair never had.

She pressed closer. Jamie was going to take her lips. She wanted him to—

Realization. A breath. Mary bit her lip, hard, so she would not meet his. Stepping off the bucket, she crossed her arms. “You cannot order a bride by her height.”

His smile faded, his mood suddenly solemn. “For times of auld, then.” He held out his hand, palm up. “Let us be friends again.”