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“I like your hair,” he said in a low voice.
“Thank you,” she whispered as pleasure pooled in her belly.
She stood frozen when he threaded his fingers through her hair. “It looks beautiful.”
She couldn’t reply. The heat of Luke’s hand on her arm and the gentle tug of his fingers in her hair had rendered her speechless. She stared at him as he stroked her hair.
“So soft,” he murmured. He cupped her face and stroked her cheek with his thumb. “Your skin is like velvet. Did you know that, Jane?”
She shook her head, and he groaned when his thumb brushed across her mouth. He bent his head until his mouth was hovering over hers.
“Luke, please,” she whispered.
“Please, what, Jane?”
“Please kiss - ”
“There you two are. Dessert is ready, and Mom…oh, oops.”
Luke let go of her so quickly that she staggered on her feet. He cursed under his breath and grabbed her arm as Amy grinned at them.
“Sorry to interrupt your moment.”
“You weren’t interrupting a moment,” Luke said. “I was just telling Jane I would be gone from the office.”
“Right,” Amy said. “Well, dessert is ready. Unless you two have something else in mind for dessert? I can tell Mom there was a work emergency so that you can slip out.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” Luke retorted as he dropped Jane’s arm. He pushed past Amy and stalked down the hallway. When he was gone, Amy wiggled her eyebrows at Jane.
“So, what’s new?”
“Nothing,” Jane said.
“Didn’t look like nothing,” Amy said.
“I – nothing happened,” Jane said.
“Because I interrupted you?”
“No, because he’s my boss, and it’s very inappropriate.” Jane was stupidly close to tears.
“Oh, honey, I’m sorry,” Amy said. “I didn’t mean to upset you.”
“You haven’t.”
“We don’t have to stay for dessert.”
Jane shook her head. “No, that’s fine. I don’t want to make you leave early.”
“I don’t mind,” Amy said.
“It’s fine, really.” She followed Amy down the hall and toward the kitchen. Amy stopped abruptly in the doorway, and Jane nearly ran into her back. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” Amy said.
Jane peered around her. Her old boss, Mark, was being hugged by Amy’s mother. He studiously avoided looking at Amy as Clara said, “Sit down, Mark. You’re just in time for dessert.”
Mark sat next to Luke, who was staring at the table. An awkward silence descended, and Clara said, “Amy, honey, look who joined us.”
