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Оглавление“You’re a good man, Gabe Tennert.”
Ciara met his gaze directly so he’d know how sincere her words were. “But that doesn’t mean you owe us anything. If you ever want to back off—”
She’d have sworn a hint of color touched his cheeks above the close-cropped beard. “I’ll tell you.” He nodded and started down the steps.
Before Ciara reached the kitchen, she heard the ripping sound of the first porch board being pulled up.
She wondered what Gabe would have done if she’d gone up on tiptoe and kissed his cheek. And whether his beard would be stiff and scratchy or more silky under her lips.
And, oh God, what would have happened if he’d turned his head at that precise moment, and her kiss fell on his lips instead?
She hadn’t felt this kind of honeyed warmth low in her belly in longer than she could remember.
It was foolish beyond words to let herself develop some kind of crush on her reclusive next-door neighbor, who would probably be appalled if he knew.
