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“You want me to come back as Molly’s nanny?”

“Not as her nanny,” Blake replied. “As my wife.”

He could certainly understand Grace’s slack-jawed astonishment. She’d wormed her way into his life and Molly’s heart. She’d lied to him. Yet the hole she’d left behind had grown deeper with each hour she was gone.

Molly’s unexpected arrival had already turned his calm, comfortable routine upside down. This doe-eyed blonde had kicked it all to hell. So he felt a savage satisfaction to see his chaotic feelings mirrored on her face.

“You’re crazy! I can’t marry you!”

“Why not?”

“Because…because… What about love, Blake? And…sex?”

With a smooth move, he pushed himself off the sofa. Grace wasn’t prepared when he stopped mere inches away. With him standing so close, her chest rose and fell with every breath.

“That’s not a problem, Grace. The sex is definitely doable.”