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Late the next afternoon, Carolyn stifled a yawn as she and Ryan peered at a display of green peppers at the outdoor farmers’ market where they were shopping.

She glanced at Ryan to be certain he hadn’t noticed, that like a sleepy toddler, she was very much in need of a rejuvenating nap, and was relieved to see that he was concentrating on the vegetables.

Being out in the fresh air, Carolyn mused, combined with the fact that she hadn’t slept well the previous night had caused the yawn to nearly escape from her lips. No, she hadn’t slept well because she had been consumed with thoughts and…yes, with desire.

For Ryan.

When he’d kissed her good-night just inside her door last night she’d come unsettlingly close to asking him if he wanted to stay, if he wanted to make love with her. She’d been so shocked by her own wanton yearnings that she’d stiffened in Ryan’s arms, causing him to release her and step backward.