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She faked a smile.

She didn’t need or want any more time to get to know this man over again. What she wanted was for him to sign her contract so she could get out of Brookhollow. “I’ll have an offer by Wednesday, but we should go over the preliminary paperwork as soon as possible.” She scanned the store for a place to lay out her documents. “The major chain store interested in purchasing—”

Luke turned off the lights and unplugged the strand of multicolored Christmas lights draped across the window.

“Do … you prefer we do this in the dark?” she asked sarcastically.

He put his coat on and wrapped a scarf around his neck. “I have dinner plans.”

The familiar scent of his musky cologne made her pulse race. “Tomorrow, then.” She stepped out into the frigid air. “I’ll come by in the morning.” She pulled out a silver monogrammed cardholder. Her hand shook as she handed one of her cards to Luke.

“Your card?”

“It has my cell number on it.” Her teeth chattered.

“Victoria, this is Brookhollow.” He laughed. “I could stand in the center and call to you, and wherever you are, you’ll hear me.”