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like the back of his hand. Found every freckle and committed it to memory. Although the arousal tenting his pants belied the fact, it was probably good that Jenna’s neighbor had taken that particular moment to light up the neighborhood. Otherwise, he might have thrown his no-sex rule straight to the curb.
    “Sorry about Lucinda. She’s a little nosey and a little over protective.”
    Luke looked next door. “A little? I just hope she doesn’t flip on her porch lights too often. She’s using enough wattage to suck the electricity from the rest of the neighborhood, maybe even half of Cleveland.”
    “Stop,” Jenna laughed. “Leave the helpless old woman alone.”
    “Helpless? I was waiting for her to pull a shotgun on me.”
    “The only thing Lucinda could attack you with is her cats and a frying pan.”
    Sliding a long strand of hair between his fingers, he gave the lock a gentle tug and leaned forward. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
    “Maybe next time we should take our kiss inside,” she said, and inched closer.
    As she grazed her lips against his, he realized he had two choices. One, he could kiss her again and in the process convince himself that it was a-okay to head inside for a nightcap that would most definitely lead to sex. Or two, go home and take a cold shower. Option one appealed to him the most, but then he’d be right back where he’d started — diving into a relationship dick first.
    He didn’t want that. If he gave into Jenna’s friend with benefits crap, their relationship would end up being based on sex. Just like all his relationships.
    Instead of giving into what his body desired, he gave her a long lingering kiss that bordered on chaste. Almost. The sexual energy between them could probably power up Lucinda’s porch lights. With reluctance and regret for what could have been tonight, he stepped away. “I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
    While he still held a shred of willpower, he forced his feet to move toward his Explorer. Once inside the SUV, he waited until Jenna closed her front door, then he sat in the driver’s seat for a moment.
    He’d made the right decision. He’d thought with his head, the one that calculated numbers for a living, not the one that couldn’t add up — unless growing inches in front of a certain sexy psychologist counted.
    As he backed out of Jenna’s driveway, he tried hard not to think about their kiss. He tried even harder not to think about what she might wear tomorrow. The harder he thought, the harder he became.
    “Damn,” he muttered. “What the hell did I get myself into?”

Chapter 2

    Jenna yawned as she stepped onto Darci’s front porch. She’d had a difficult time falling asleep last night. Instead of dozing off into dreamland, she’d relived Luke’s kiss over and over again. Imagined inhaling his spicy sweet scent, the press of his lean, hard body, and how his firm mouth had melted against her lips. As much as she had loved the way he’d kissed her, it had scared her too. Luke’s kiss had awakened something inside her. Something that had nothing to do with mere lust, and something she didn’t know how to handle.
    Shoving a hand through her bangs, she shook her head. For crying out loud, she was a psychologist. Sure, she had no problem helping others deal with their emotions, but when it came to hers, everything she’d been taught seemed to fly right out of her head.
    Stifling another yawn, she rang the door bell. Deep gravely barks, mixed with high-pitched yelps assaulted her from the other side of the door. She rolled her eyes. Darci’s mutts had to be the loudest creatures.
    “Good morning.” Darci opened the door with a chipper, sing-song tone that in no way matched Jenna’s current mood, and held her leg outstretched to keep the dogs inside. “How are you?”
    “Exhausted.” Jenna moved past her. In need of a gallon of coffee, she headed for the kitchen. The dogs, Maude and Stella, ran after her, sniffing and