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“Are you here alone?”

Lily bit her bottom lip. “Yes,” she said. “I came out here for some privacy.”

Something in the way she lowered her gaze made Mel suspicious. Lily wasn’t a very good liar. Who was she protecting? His gaze drifted toward the stairs. He stood and walked that way.

Lily darted around him, blocking his path. “Unless you have a search warrant, you can’t go there,” she said.

She wasn’t backing off an inch, and he felt his estimation of her rise. She was a pain to deal with, but he liked the way she handled herself. Mel took a step closer.

Lily held her ground and looked up at him. Her eyes were an amazing swirl of color. He found himself unable to glance away.

When he finally did, it was down to her lips. They were full and generous and just slightly parted. Almost as if they were awaiting a…kiss.

Way back in his brain, a tiny voice told him he was insane, that he was committing professional suicide, that he was acting on an impulse he would regret.

He didn’t listen.

He lowered his lips slowly to hers.