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Brenda Jackson 189
Their fingers touched and she felt a sizzling
sensation all the way to her toes. All she had to
do was reconnect with his gaze to know he’d felt
it, as well. Thinking the cold apple juice would
certainly cool her off, she quickly took a sip. It
didn’t do any good. Heat was still trickling
through her.
“So how have you been feeling?” he asked,
breaking into the silence that had surrounded them.
“I’ve been fine. Busy as usual. I had a lot to catch
up on when I got back.”
“So did I.”
“The stock market has looked good for the past
couple of weeks,” she said, leading him over to
the sofa to sit down. He sat on one end and she
on the other.
“Yes, I saw that.”
The room plunged back into silence and she
began racking her brain for something else to say.
She thought about a recent news article and brought
it up. He made a comment or two and that was it.
Deciding she was dragging things out for no reason
at all she said, “I’m sure you have a lot to do this
evening, so if you want we can find out if I’m pregnant
or not right now.”
“I don’t have anything to do this evening,” he
said smoothly. “Do you feel pregnant?”
A smile touched her lips. “If you’re asking if
I’ve had morning sickness or anything like that,