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daughter-in-law.
    “It seems a bit too
warm in the kitchen. Let’s go in the living room.” She handed him
his bowl of ice cream.
    He gave her a wicked
grin. “Or you could remove your sweater so we can stay in here.”
    She rolled her eyes at
him. “I don’t have anything on underneath.”
    His heart jumped at the
thought of her being naked under the sweater. Well, that couldn’t
be right. She had to be wearing a bra since she was busty on top.
Following Jacqueline to the other room, he made sure that he sat on
the couch with her.
    “I want to be able to
sleep tonight so I have to know why did you kiss me?” She waved her
spoon at him. “And I don’t want to hear the crap about me looking
so sexy that you had to.”
    He was definitely
getting to her if she was worried about losing sleep over their kiss.
“Isn’t it natural I’d kiss the woman I want to marry?”
    She wrinkled her cute
nose at him. “See, I don’t get this at all because you never
mentioned wanting us to be a couple until I talked about marrying
Brad. If you are serious about wanting me, why did it take you so
long to realize it?”
    “When I returned to
Huntington to work, I fell in love with you. But I saw how happy you
were with Brad. I thought your romance with him would run its course
and you’d be free again. In the past, Brad’s never been serious
about anyone.”
    She looked thoughtful
as she ate her ice cream. Was that a good sign she was thinking about
what he’d said? Maybe he was getting through to her. He knew she’d
enjoyed their kiss. Okay, I’ll stick my neck out farther and
mention an important fact to her. “How well do you know Brad?
You’ve always had a long-distance relationship with him. During
months of being away constantly, he only fits in a few short visits
to see you. He’s always traveling.”
    She smiled while
placing her empty bowl on the coffee table. “Of course, I don’t
know Brad as well as I do you, but maybe that’s a blessing.”
    “What does that mean?
I’m a wonderful guy.”
    “You have your
moments.” She exhaled a deep breath “You do have a point about
not seeing enough of Brad. I think he’s getting tired of living in
so many cities and flying here to see me on weekends when he doesn’t
go home. But in spite of the long separations, our love has survived.
And Brad has said he loves me and I have no reason to doubt his
love.”
    He was going to need
his hands for what he planned on doing next, so he got rid of his
bowl. “I still don’t know Brad’s plans. We don’t talk often
these days. But if he proposes to you, I’m giving you something to
think about that’ll make you hesitate in saying yes to him.”
    He crushed her to him.
His tongue traced the soft fullness of her lips. Jacqueline’s heart
pounded against his chest, then settled back to its natural rhythm.
She didn’t resist his tongue inside her mouth. She clutched him
tightly to her and moaned slightly. When she kissed him with sweet
abandonment, he felt like he’d gone to heaven.
    When she pulled away
from him, he noticed her pink cheeks. He grinned. “Are you still
too warm? You look flushed.” Gently his hand lifted the bottom of
her sweater a little, wishing he could see her breasts.
    “The sweater stays
on. You proved that I’m attracted to you, but it doesn’t mean I’m
going to break up with Brad.”
    “Hey, sis,” Alex
said from the doorway, “I won’t tell Brad what I just saw.”
    She shrugged. “Alex,
there’s nothing to tell.”
    “Only that I saw you
kissing Tyler. It looks like I was right about Brad having
competition.” Alex gave a broad smile. “I’ll keep my mouth shut
if you let me get my driving permit on my birthday.”
    Jacqueline pointed her
finger at Alex. “I’m not giving in to any bribery deals. And
anyhow Tyler was kissing me. There’s a difference.” She stood.
“Tyler’s just leaving.”
    Why was she denying
responding to his kisses to Alex? “You kissed me back