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Matt pulled back, breaking the kiss before he lost what little control he had left.

“Why did you do that?” he asked in a low voice, sounding more gruff than he’d intended.

“It was your idea,” Calley said softly, her fingers rubbing her cheek.

He could see redness there and knew his beard stubble had made the mark. “Damn it, Calley. All I had in mind was talking.”

She tilted her head as she looked at him, confusion clouding her blue eyes. “Was it so awful?”

Awful? Was she serious? “No. It was just…unexpected.” He wondered how he could explain it to her when even he didn’t understand the riot of emotions churning through him.

“I’m sorry if I offended you,” she said, not looking the least bit sorry to him. “I thought I was helping put your new plan into action.”

“Can you at least give me a little warning next time?”

“Don’t worry, Matt,” she said calmly, turning toward the chuck wagon. “There won’t be a next time.”

He watched her disappear inside the wagon, then heard the loud clank of pots and pans, followed by a muffled oath. Matt smiled. He might have been wrong, but so was she. There would definitely be a next time.