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“Joe, we had good reason for what we did.”

Allison could hear the pleading note in her voice. “Surely after all this time you can accept that.”

“I’m not having this conversation, Allison. I don’t want to talk about the agency, or Tackett, or any lame offer he sent you to make. Unless you want to pick up a paintbrush and dig in, you need to leave.”

“Just…give me a chance to change your mind.”

“And how do you plan on doing that, Allison? Wait. Let me guess.” Joe set the water bottle on the ladder and with one swift motion pulled his shirt over his head. “You and me, Slick. Right here, right now. Remind me how convincing you can be.”

Heat slapped at her cheeks. Her knees felt loose. He was unbelievable. She was unbelievable. While part of her loathed his over-the-top he-man tactics, another part couldn’t help admiring the hard, sculpted plane of his bare chest.

Shame sidled in, jacking her chin high. “That wasn’t what I had in mind, Joe.”